LOTI (Pierre). Prime jeunesse. Sequel to the Roman d'un enfa - Lot 169

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LOTI (Pierre). Prime jeunesse. Sequel to the Roman d'un enfa - Lot 169
LOTI (Pierre). Prime jeunesse. Sequel to the Roman d'un enfant. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, s.d. [1919]. In-8, [4] unnumbered ff. 268 pp. covers preserved, LAS and envelope inserted on leaves after the title. Bound in dark green half-maroquin, spine with five raised bands, gilt lettering, marbled paper boards, endpapers and backpapers. Some foxing, spotting. Spine unstained. First edition. Untrimmed copy. Copy numbered 932 on Marais vellum paper (edition of 1000 copies). Copy enriched with an autograph letter (LAS) signed by Pierre Loti addressed to Albert Montel, dated Hendaye, February 3, 1893, 1 page, envelope preserved: " I have just read, Sir, your criticism of the new play of the lyric theater. Thank you with all my heart for having said for me, in passing, such fine and charming things ". Written as a sequel to Roman d'un enfant, Prime jeunesse is one of the great texts in which Pierre Loti explores his youth without resorting to fiction. It is dedicated posthumously to his sister Marie, that lively and passionate woman who was raised as an artist (but married into a provincial family), and who encouraged Loti in his artistic and literary vocation, giving him useful advice.
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