GARY, Romain (1914-1980)

Lot 101
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Lot 101 | GARY, Romain (1914-1980)
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GARY, Romain (1914-1980)
Les Racines du ciel. Paris : Gallimard-NRF, 1956.

Exemplaire sur vélin pur fil de l'édition originale, en condition irréprochable. Le roman obtiendra le prix Goncourt l'année de sa sortie.

In-8 (209 x 143 mm), broché, non coupé. Édition originale. Tirage limité à 95 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci l'un des 80 sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre (second papier), n°62. Chemise et étui de papier marbré, à dos de percaline bleu ciel.

One of the 80 copies on wove paper of the first edition, uncut, in impeccable condition. The book was awarded the 1956 Prix Goncourt. Gary would be the first and only author with two books receiving the prize, as he would write The Life Before Us under a pen name (1975 Prix Goncourt).
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