Description

FIRST EDITION.

ONE OF 80 EXEMPLIES on Japon, ( after 15 copies on Chine).

Autograph signed letter to the Academician Henri Lavedan:

"To my very dear master, Monsieur Henri Lavedan, With my very moved thanks for the joy his words have given me, Alphonse de Châteaubriant"

A signed autograph letter addressed to the same person is inserted in the mitre-mounted envelope:

"Versailles, 7 July 1923,
My dear Master,
I have found, dear Bernard Grasset, the precious gift you kindly gave me, your "Belle histoire de Geneviève", enriched with a dedication that will make this book in my archives, first for me and then for my children, a priceless possession.
Thank you very much.
I don't want to leave Paris without paying you my respects, and taking the chance, if you will allow me, of a few moments with you.
Please accept, my dear Master, the expression of my most devoted deference,
Alphonse de Châteaubriant"

La Brière was awarded the Grand Prix du roman by the Académie française in 1923. It was a publishing success between the wars, selling 600,000 copies.

Charming provenance.