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212 - LÉAUTAUD (Paul). JOURNAL LITTÉRAIRE.
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Estimate €600 - €800
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LÉAUTAUD (Paul). JOURNAL LITTÉRAIRE. Paris: Mercure de France, 1954–66. Nineteen paperback in-8 volumes. A few spines are very slightly browned or show minimal signs of foxing. FIRST EDITION of this IMPORTANT DIARY, the work of a lifetime, which Léautaud kept daily from 1893 until his death in 1956. A deluxe edition limited to 330 COPIES (30 Madagascar and 300 Rives). ONE of the 10 non-commercial copies from MADAGASCAR, as attested in Volume 1 by Paul Hartmann, director of the publishing house since 1944: ‘H.[ors -] C.[ommerce] – 2/10 – P.[aul] H.[artmann]’. All volumes here are marked ‘H.-C. 2’, in addition to the 30 first-print copies listed on the colophon. Only Volume 17 is marked ‘No. 21’, ‘To replace the poorly produced HC No. 2’, as explained on the volume’s numbering label. A BEAUTIFUL SET.
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Auction time 11/12/2026 at 2:00 PM
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