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64 - Under the Blossoming Gaze of Madame de Noailles, bound by Re…
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Under the Blossoming Gaze of Madame de Noailles, bound by René Aussourd René Benjamin In the Sunlight of Poetry: Under the Blossoming Gaze of Madame de Noailles Paris, Librairie des Champs-Elysées, 1928 First edition, on Alfa paper (rare foxing) No. 1320/1800 22.5 x 17.5 cm Full midnight blue morocco binding, spine adorned with four raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised Inside covers edged with broad midnight blue morocco panels adorned with a frame of five parallel gilt lines, interrupted at the four corners by stylised floral medallions embossed in fine gold; endpapers of marbled laid paper in shades of cobalt, copper and gold Binding by Grégoire Levitzky (1885–1969) Original slipcase Very fine condition (slight stains on the front cover)
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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