RECHERCHE DE LA PURETÉ
19531321607Paris: Henry Creuzevault 1953. Limited Edition #15/140. Hardcover. Folio 10" x 15" 52 leaves in 26 signatures in original paper folded cover covered in a glassine protective wrapper; Fine; Bound in cloth sleeve covered in paper with a box enclosure. Number 15 of 140 copies on Rives paper. Printed by Janine Daragnès on May 11 1953. With 21 original etchings by Buffet including 7 full page and 3 double-page plus one on cover; plus a separate suite of 23 drawings including 3 double-page drawings. Limited edition reissue of 1939 work with illustrations by Bernard Buffet 1928-1999 signed by Giono and Buffet with a foreword by Pierre Bergé.; shelved case 11. Giono's Search for Purity is a testament to pacifism. Originally published in August 1939 as a preface to Lucien Jacques' Moleskin Notebooks Gallimard1939 a diary kept during World War I and banned and not offered for sale until after the war.;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Jean Giono 1895-1970 was a French author who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France. Colline his first novel won him the Prix Brentano and $1000 and an English translation of the book. Due to his success with Colline Giono left his day job at a bank to devote himself to writing on a full-time basis.;. 1321607. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Henry Creuzevault hardcover books
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