GIDE, André.

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GIDE, André.
C.R.D.N. [Corydon]. No place [Bruges, The St. Catherine Press Ltd, May 22], 1911. In-12 [188 x 123] of 124 pp, (2) ff. the last blank: brown morocco, double frame of 5 gilt fillets intertwining at the corners on the boards, ornate ribbed spine, brown morocco framing inside, decorated with gilt fillets, green moiré silk linings and endpapers, double marbled paper endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (E. Maylander) First edition. Unique edition of 12 copies off the market on Holland laid paper Van Gelder Zonen. Published anonymously and not sold, Gide will always consider Corydon as "the most important of [his] books". A choice copy. Provenance : Georges Duménil - Robert Moureau, with bookplate (II, 2004, n° 806).
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