BOULLE, Pierre (1912-1994) - photo 1

BOULLE, Pierre (1912-1994)

Lot 82
29.10.2024 14:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 82 | BOULLE, Pierre (1912-1994)
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BOULLE, Pierre (1912-1994)
Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï. Paris : Julliard, 1952.

Très rare exemplaire de tête de l'édition originale, d'une parfaite fraîcheur. Onze ans avant de faire paraître La planète des singes (1963), l’un des plus grands succès de la science-fiction romanesque, Pierre Boulle publiait ce récit à la croisée du roman d’aventures et du conte philosophique. L’action se déroule en Thaïlande, durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, et a pour toile de fond la construction de la “voie ferrée de la mort” (et son pont ferroviaire éponyme) par les soldats britanniques prisonniers de l'armée impériale japonaise.
L’adaptation de l’œuvre au cinéma par David Lean en 1957, avec Alec Guinness et William Holden, connut un succès planétaire, auréolé de sept Oscars l’année suivante.

In-12 (185 x 115 mm), broché, non rogné. Édition originale. L'un des 25 exemplaires de tête sur papier Orvol l’Orgueilleux des papeteries Prioux, celui-ci le n°4, seul grand papier annoncé avec "quelques exemplaires d'auteur". Couverture imprimée en noir et vert.

Pristine, deluxe copy of the first edition (one of 25 copies), of the other well-known novel by the author of the science-fiction milestone Planet of the Apes (1963), whose 1957 film adaptation by David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai, is often recognized as one of the greatest films of all time.
Artist:Pierre Boulle (1912 - 1994)
Place of origin:France
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