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481 - Perry, Jacques. – A collection comprising 19 paperback works…
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Perry, Jacques. – A collection comprising 19 paperback works and an autograph letter. First editions (5): - *Le Testament* (Corréa, 1948, copy XI/L on Alma du Marais, first paper) - *L’Amour de rien* (Julliard, 1952. Copy 2/30 on pure-fibre du Marais vellum, the only large-format paper) - *Le Mouton noir* (R. Julliard, 1953. Copy 21/50 on Alfa mousse paper) - *Monsieur Dustelles* (R. Julliard, 1954. Copy 10/50 on pure Alfa Cellunaf) - *La Liberté en croupe* (R. Laffont, 1969. Copy 5/20 on Lana chiffon vellum, the only large-format paper edition) Editions with a dedicatory inscription (2): - *Les Taches du léopard* (Belfond, 1992 – E.A.S. to Alain Trutat) – *Le Ravenala ou l’arbre du voyageur* (Albin Michel, 1976, E.A.S. and promotional leaflet). Standard editions (12): - *La Mauvaise chasse* (1947, La Jeune Parque) - *Puissance d’arbre* (January 1953, in *Les Oeuvres Libres*, published by A. Fayard) - *Dieu prétexte* (1955, Julliard) - *L’Amour de toi* (1956, Julliard) - *La Grande idée* (1959, Julliard) - *Mère paradis* (R. Laffont, 1972. Ink stain on flyleaf, promotional blurb) - *Le Trouble source* (Albin Michel, 1973) - *L’Ile d’un autre* (Albin Michel, 1979. Unmarked commemorative copy) - *Le Gouverneur des ruines* (Éditions du Rocher, 2002) - *Vie d’un païen*, the complete 3 volumes (R. Laffont, 1965–167). Enclosed is a long and beautiful handwritten letter to a Belgian reader regarding one of his books: ‘… the false note is undoubtedly necessary (in fact, it is the only “true” episode in the book, and the truth can seem out of place alongside the imagination. This lady exists, though not in Vaison, and her strange ways, her ‘misfortune’ thrust upon her, have made her aggressive). I say necessary because it seems to me one must not ‘slip’ too easily into a flawless mould. In fact, I write without knowing what I’ll say two days later, without any plan, and if I feel the need for a break, it was no doubt useful, but I may have been misled by a recent and memorable experience....”
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