Malraux andré

1952 · 1002Y6 — London: John Lehmann; Secker and Warburg 1952-1961 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. An excellent pair of first UK editions of these novels from prominent French authors Pierre Boulle and Andre Malraux complete with the unclipped dust wrappers. Offering the first UK editions of 'The Walnut Trees of Altenburg' 1952 by Andre Malraux and 'For a Noble Cause' 1961 by Pierre Boulle. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrappers. 'The Walnut Trees' was originally the surviving first section of Malraux's last novel 'The Struggle with the Angel' the manuscript of which was destroyed by the Gestapo after his capture in 1944. A haunting illumination on man's cycle of self-destruction. 'For a Noble Cause' serves as commentary on false heroism and revolves around Cousin an intellectual author with a superiority complex who sacrifices his life for espionage. A spy thriller partly based on Boulle's real-life experience working as a secret agent during the Second World War. In the original cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrappers are smart with mild edge wear. Minor loss to tail of spine to 'Noble Cause'. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with minor offsetting to the endpapers. Occasional spots and a couple reference ink impressions to 'Noble Cause'. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper of 'For a Nobel Cause'. Near Fine John Lehmann; Secker and Warburg hardcover