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75 - René Benjamin’s literary publications between 1930 and 1939
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Estimate €500 - €800
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René Benjamin’s literary publications between 1930 and 1939 Lot comprising manuscripts, correspondence and first editions FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE Taureaux et méridionaux Paris, Editions du Capitole, 1930 First edition on Madagascar Paperback, 19.5 x 14 cm Signed autograph by the author *La dernière nuit* Handwritten notes on loose-leaf sheets, in-8 Handwritten draft, with crossings-out, corrections and additions, January 1928, 66 pp., in-4 Two printer’s proofs with handwritten corrections Press cuttings The Last Night Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1930 First deluxe edition Limited print run Paperback, 24 x 19 cm Molière Handwritten draft, 26 December 1935–1 April 1936, with deletions, corrections and additions, 215 pp., in-4 100 letters and postcards received by René Benjamin, 1936–1937, expressing thanks and congratulations on the publication and dispatch of the book, including one from Jacques Arnavon, a specialist in Molière’s work Press cuttings Molière Paris, La Palatine, Plon, 1936 First edition on Van Gelder Dutch paper Copy H.1/15 Half-morocco binding, spine with four raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt head 20 x 14 cm Autographed copy signed by the author Chronicle of a Troubled Time Handwritten draft, in ink, with deletions, corrections and additions, first written between 21 July and 2 September 1937 under the title: Ah! How difficult it is to be French! It was a narrative, often in novelistic form, running to nearly 400 pages. It was reworked into this form following Serruys’s reading and feedback in February 1938, 217 pp., in-4 80 letters and postcards received by René Benjamin, 1938–1939, expressing thanks and congratulations on the publication and dispatch of the book, Press cuttings Chronicle of a Troubled Time Paris, La Palatine, Plon, 1938 First edition on paper from the Imperial Manufactories of Japan Hardback copy Half-maroquin binding with corner pieces, spine with four raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt headpieces, signed by Grégoire Levitzky Marie-Antoinette Handwritten draft, 4 April–14 June 1939, with deletions, corrections and additions, 261 pp., in-4 83 letters and postcards received by René Benjamin, 1939–1940, expressing thanks and congratulations on the publication and dispatch of the book Press cuttings Marie-Antoinette Paris, Les Editions de France, 1940 First edition on Lafuma pure-fibre vellum paper First copy in the series, no. 1 Half-morocco binding, spine with four raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt head, signed Grégoire Levitzky 20 x 14 cm Etc... FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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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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