SEGALEN, Victor.

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SEGALEN, Victor.
René Leÿs. Paris, Éditions G. Crès & Cie, 1922. In-8 [190 x 149] of 257 pp, (1) f. : paperback, illustrated cover : modern slipcase with a color reproduction of the cover under a plexiglass plate on the first cover. First edition. One of the first 24 numbered copies on China paper (n° 12). The novel of the Asian dream takes place in the heart of the Forbidden City. "In this masterpiece, the impossibility of knowing China becomes a universal image of the definitive mystery of the Other" (Simon Leys). A very nice copy as issued: it belonged to the author's widow, Yvonne Segalen, with her signature in pencil dated November 8, 1922 on the false title. The spine of the book has been largely retouched in pen.
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