Helene & Touglas, Ou Les Joies De Paris
Paris: Au Sans Pareil, 1925. Jean-Emile Laboureur. Paperback. LIMITED EDITION. VERY SCARCE IN THE U.S: Jean Giraudoux (1882-1944) was a French writer who published novels, essays, and plays. He also served in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs during World War I and was awarded the wartime Legion of Honour. Giraudoux was one of the most recognized French dramatists in the period between the World Wars. He was known for an impressionistic form of drama by emphasizing dialogue and style rather than realism. Giraudoux's early writing was primarily fiction and essays, but he is best known for his later plays that gained international renown in translation, including The Madwoman of Chaillot, Ondine, The Enchanted, and The Apollo of Bellac. Helene & Touglas is a lesser-known prose work published in the middle of his career. This is number 1077 of a limited edition of 1220 copies. Includes illustrations by Jean-Emile Laboureur, who illustrated sixty-six titles, including works by Giraudoux, Jacques Cazotte, Remy de Gourmont, André Maurois, Colette, Tristan Derème, Anna de Noailles, and Marcel Proust. 8vo. Light blue paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper and to spine. Spine appears light brown due to fading. Fading also effects the wrapper edges. minor bumping and chipping to spine ends. Water stain to top of rear wrapper. Untrimmed edges to paper. Minor water staining to last 9 pages, but does not effect text which is clean and bright. Includes etchings done by Jean-Emile Laboureur. 61 pages. IN FRENCH. French language. FRE/100407. Very Good +.
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