ID 1317706
Lot 109 | GIDE, André (1869-1951)
Estimate value
€ 1 000 – 1 500
Paludes. Paris : Librairie de l'art indépendant, 1895.
Exemplaire sur Hollande antique, à toutes marges, avec envoi autographe signé de l'auteur : "à Philippe Fille, en respectueux hommage, André Gide". L'auteur inscrit également une citation de Virgile : "Sit Tityrus Orpheus", qui inspira le nom du personnage principal du roman, Tityre. Le sous-titre de l'ouvrage, "Traité de la contingence", annonce le principe de composition romanesque suivi par Gide pour ce livre ; il n'apparaîtra plus dans les éditions postérieures. "Les hasards de l'édition ont laissé de côté une indication paratextuelle qui dit assez précisément la visée du roman de Gide. [...] Dans le sillage de la contestation romanesque qui s'est fait jour à la fin du XIXe siècle, Paludes d'André Gide se présente comme la formule la plus audacieuse et la plus ludique de dépassement des modèles en vigueur." (J.-P. Bertrand) Talvart et Place, VII, n° 6A ; J.-P. Bertrand, "Paludes : traité de la contingence" Études françaises, 32(3), pp. 129-142.
"Avant d'expliquer aux autres mon livre, j'attends que d'autres me l'expliquent. Vouloir l'expliquer d'abord c'est en restreindre aussitôt le sens ; car si nous savons ce que nous voulions dire, nous ne savons pas si nous ne disons que cela. On dit toujours plus que CELA." (Avertissement au lecteur)
In-8 carré (202 x 190 mm). Édition originale. Un des 288 exemplaires sur Hollande antique, celui-ci le n° 96, monogrammé "AW" (André Walter) par André Gide. Broché, non rogné, sous couverture rempliée. (infimes piqures, couverture légèrement salie et marquée)
Provenance : Philippe Fille (envoi)
First edition, antique Hollande copy, inscribed by André Gide to Philippe Fille.
Artist: | André Gide (1869 - 1951) |
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Place of origin: | France |
Auction house category: | Books |
Artist: | André Gide (1869 - 1951) |
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Place of origin: | France |
Auction house category: | Books |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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