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154 - René Benjamin’s literary publications between 1940 and 1945
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Estimate €500 - €800
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René Benjamin’s literary publications between 1940 and 1945 A collection of manuscripts, correspondence and first editions FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE Le Printemps tragique Handwritten draft in ink with deletions, additions and corrections, 107 pp., in-4 Handwritten draft in ink, September 1940, with deletions, additions and corrections, 286 pp., in-4 Le Printemps tragique Paris, La Palatine, Plon, 1940 First edition on Van Gelder Holland paper Hardback copy Half-morocco binding with corner caps, 4-ribbed spine, gilt lettering and gilt head, signed by Grégoire Levitzky The Marshal and His People Paris, Plon, 1941 First edition on Lafuma pure-fibre paper Copy printed especially for Mrs Benjamin Paperback, 20 x 14 cm (untrimmed) Autograph letter signed by Marshal Pétain 32 autograph letters (L.A.S.) and autograph postcards (P.A.S.) received by René Benjamin, 1941, expressing thanks and congratulations on the publication and dispatch of the book Truths and Musings on Education Handwritten draft with deletions, additions and corrections, 120 pp., in-8 Clean copy with deletions, 205 pp., in-4 Truths and Musings on Education Paris, Plon, 1941 First edition on Van Gelder Holland paper Special edition for the Amis des Beaux Livres, no. 3 Half-chagrin binding, four-ribbed spine, gilt lettering and head 20 x 14 cm The Great Man Alone Handwritten draft, approx. 45 pp., in-4 Printer’s proofs with handwritten corrections, 54 pp. The Great Man Alone Paris, Plon, 1943 First edition on Lafuma pure-fibre paper Copy no. 23 Paperback, 20 x 13.5 cm Autographed copy signed by the author and dedicated to his son François The Man in Search of His Soul Handwritten draft, 1st draft, in ink, with crossings-out, corrections and additions, 307 pp., 8vo Handwritten draft in ink, with deletions, additions and corrections, written from 6 August to 8 October 1942, revised in October, rewritten from 26 October to December, corrected in December 1942 and January 1943, 297 pp. in-8 Fair copy in ink, Christmas 1942, with crossings-out, additions and corrections, 422 pp. in-4 First and second printer’s proofs 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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