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ORIGINAL EDITION of the translation, notes and preface by Marcel Proust.
Copy of the second thousand, with mention of second edition.
SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CONSIGNMENT :
"To Mr Griolet
An admiring, respectful and grateful tribute
Marcel Proust"
A French lawyer and financier, Gaston Griolet (1842 - 1934) was co-director of the Dalloz general case lawHe was also Director of the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas from 1915 to 1930.
Two years later Proust sent her a copy of Sesame and Lilies (Piasa, Paris, Livres anciens et modernes, 9 June 2008).
Elegant modern hardback in full embossed paper.
Paris,Mercure de France,1904.In-12, Bound,120 x 190 mm,347 pp. table, catalogue.
Modern binding, full water green embossed paper boards, calf title page, gilt title, cover and spine restored.