Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

Born9 octobre 1906
Died20 décembre 2001
LanguageFrench
NationalitySenegal
Écrivain et homme politique sénégalais. Président de la République du Sénégal (1960-1979). Membre de l'Institut, Académie française (élu en 1983). A l'origine de la création des Nouvelles éditions africaines en 1972
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SENGHOR, Léopold Sédar
  3. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1972|14.50 x 21.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of the numbered copies.
    Bradel binding in publisher's full red cloth, handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper which has small marginal tears with slight losses.
    Bookplate pasted at head of one pastedown.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor: "A monsieur Jacques Schreiber que j'ai découvert chalureux et fraternel pour communier dans la poésie. S. 10 Décembre." (To Mr. Jacques Schreiber whom I have found warm and fraternal in our communion through poetry. S. 10 December.)

    €250
  5. Portrait photographique dédicacé par Léopold Sédar Senghor
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Portrait photographique dédicacé par Léopold Sédar Senghor

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1980]|14 x 21.50 cm|une feuille
    Reproduction of a photographic portrait of Léopold Sédar Senghor shown slightly in profile and wearing glasses.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor, in blue ink at the foot of the portrait, to Frédéric Brion.
    €150
  6. Hôtes de passage
    André MALRAUX (Léopold Sédar SENGHOR)

    Hôtes de passage

    Gallimard|Paris 1975|12.50 x 20 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on holland paper, deluxe copy.
    Very handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by André Malraux to his friends Minka and Karl-Hans [Strauss] enhanced with two small drawings in red and blue ink representing cats.
    Minka, a Rothschild descendant, and Karl-Hans Strauss, were important patrons and collectors of art and music close to André Malraux. Their correspondence seems to reveal that in the 1970s the elderly writer was hunting around the world, with his last companion Sophie de Vilmorin, for works for their collection. At the end of his life, he thus rediscovered this youthful passion that inspired his first work...

    €2,500
  7. Léopold Sédar Senghor l'Africain
    (Léopold Sédar SENGHOR) Hubert de LEUSSE

    Léopold Sédar Senghor l'Africain

    Hatier|Paris 1967|13.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Photographic cover, iconography.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Hubert de Leusse to Roland Manescau.
    €60
  9. Portrait photographique dédicacé de Léopold Sédar Senghor
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Portrait photographique dédicacé de Léopold Sédar Senghor

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1990]|13.50 x 22 cm|une feuille
    Photographic portrait of Léopold Sédar Senghor shown slightly in profile and wearing a pair of glasses.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor, in blue ink on the verso of the photograph, to (Frédéric) Brion and his wife.
    €200
  10. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1972|14.50 x 21.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of the numbered copies.
    Publisher’s red cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine slightly faded.
    A pleasant copy.
    Inscribed by Léopold Sédar Senghor to Madame Lucas.

    €250
  11. Léopold Sédar Senghor ou la poésie du royaume de l'enfance
    (Léopold Sédar SENGHOR) Geneviève LEBAUD

    Léopold Sédar Senghor ou la poésie du royaume de l'enfance

    Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines|Dakar • & Abidjan 1976|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Autograph inscription signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor with an additional fine inscription by Geneviève Lebaud.
    Some reading marks in black ink in the text, photographic cover.
    €200
  12. Volontés. Revue mensuelle. Collection quasi complète du N°1 au N°20 contenant la pré-originale "Cahier d'un retour au pays natal" d'Aimé Césaire
    Aimé CÉSAIRE, Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Volontés. Revue mensuelle. Collection quasi complète du N°1 au N°20 contenant la pré-originale "Cahier d'un retour au pays natal" d'Aimé Césaire An almost complete set from No.1 to No. 20, including the pre-first edition "Cahier d'un retour au pays natal [Notebook on a Return to my Native Land]" by Aime Cesaire

    Volontés|Paris Décembre 1937 - Août 1939|14 x 20 cm|20 numéros brochés en 20 volumes

    The first edition of this review headed by Pierre Guégen, Eugène Jolas, Joseph Csaky and Frédéric Joliot.
    Numerous contributions, including from Le Corbusier, Henry Miller, Raymond Queneau, Eugène Jolas, Léonce Rosenberg, Jacques Audiberti, Jean Hélion, Armand Robin, Paul Guth, Roger Caillois, Joë Bousquet, Jean Follain, Jules Monnerot, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Pierre Klosssowski, Michel Leiris, Aimé Césaire, and others.
    Number 20 of Volontés contains a first edition, the entire “Cahier d'un retour au pays natal [Notebook on a Return to my Native Land]” by Aimé Césaire, a foundational and fundamental text of the “Négritude” movement.
    Two plates worn, otherwise a good and rare set...

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  13. Liberté 1 Négritude et Humanisme
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Liberté 1 Négritude et Humanisme

    Le Seuil|Paris 1964|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor to Pierre-Louis Mathieu.














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  15. Lettres d'hivernage
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR, Marc CHAGALL

    Lettres d'hivernage

    Seuil|Paris 1973|23 x 28.50 cm|Relié

    First edition, one of 180 numbered copies on Arches.

    Housed in a custom chemise and slipcase, chemise in half raspberry-red morocco, flat spine with title gilt-stamped lengthwise, author gilt-stamped at head and illustrator stamped horizontally at foot, modern marbled paper boards, slipcase edged with raspberry morocco at head and foot, modern marbled paper boards and spine, chemise and slipcase signed by Boichot.
    A very fine copy.
    Illustrated with 9 original full-page lithographs in black and colors by Marc Chagall including one on the cover.
    Signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor and Marc Chagall at the colophon.

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  16. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1972|14.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
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  18. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1972|14.50 x 21.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  19. Hosties noires
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Hosties noires

    Seuil|Paris 1948|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
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  23. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1986|14.50 x 21.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition for which it was not printed from large papers.
    Binding to the bradel in full red fabric of the editor, smooth back, complete copy of his rodhoïd as well as his trailer.
    Autograph signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor to Jean-Paul Grand president of the Maison pour tous.
    Pleasant copy.
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  24. [Manuscrit] Poème autographe intitulé "Le totem"
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    [Manuscrit] Poème autographe intitulé "Le totem"[Manuscript] Autograph Poem Entitled "Le totem"

    S. n.|s. l. 1984|21 x 21 cm|une feuille plus deux autres
    Very beautiful manuscript poem by Léopold Sédar Senghor entitled "The totem" comprising seven stanzas:
    "The totem.
    I must hide it from the innermost of my veins /
    The storm-skinned ancestor streaked with lightning and lightning /
    My guardian animal, I must hide it /
    Let me not break the barrage of scandals /
    It is my faithful blood that requires fidelity /
    Protecting my naked pride from /
    Myself and the superb of happy breeds.
    Senghor. "
    We enclose a typed letter signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor, dated December 5, 1984, and sent from Dakar, in which he requests to find with this present the handwritten copy of his poem "The...
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  26. Lettres d'hivernage
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR, Marc CHAGALL

    Lettres d'hivernage

    Seuil|Paris 1973|23 x 28.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition, one of 180 numbered copies on Arches, the tirage de tête.
    Very beautiful copy.
    Illustrated work of 9 original full-page lithographs in black and colour by Marc Chagall, one of which is on the cover.
    Handwritten signatures of Léopold Sédar Senghor and Marc Chagall on the print details page.
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  27. Chants d'ombre
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Chants d'ombre

    Seuil|Paris 1945|14.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on vélin d'Arche papers, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
    A nice copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor to Jean Bardet, co-founder with Paul Flamand of the Editions du Seuil.
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  28. Ethiopiques
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Ethiopiques[Ethiopics]

    Seuil|Paris 1956|14.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 25 copies on vélin neige, the only deluxe paper copies.
    A fine copy.
    Bound in half red morocco, smooth spine, date gilt at foot, single gilt fillet framing the patterned paper sides with African-inspired motifs, endpapers and pastedowns of bordeaux paper, original wrappers and spine preserved, protective rhodoid cover retained (with a small tear and paper offset from the lower cover onto the rhodoid), top edge gilt, binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
    Inscribed and signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor to Jean Bardet, co-founder with Paul Flamand of Éditions du Seuil.
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  31. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1964|14 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Seventh edition printed in 3000 copies.
    Binding to bradel the full red fabric editor.
    autograph dedication of the author autograph dated and signed by Leopold Sedar Senghor Dr. Robin Joes "... for he can remember later of Black Africa ..."
    We enclose a circuit board of the President of the Republic of Senegal with his wishes for the new year that Léopold Sédar Senghor signed his initials.
    Nice full copy of his rhodoïd which includes a lack in the lead.
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  32. Ce que je crois
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Ce que je crois

    Grasset|Paris 1988|12.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
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  33. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1964|14 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  34. Poèmes.
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes.

    Seuil|Paris 1984|14.50 x 21.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  36. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1964|14 x 21 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  40. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1971|14 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  41. Poèmes
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Poèmes

    Seuil|Paris 1974|11.50 x 18 cm|broché
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  42. Ethiopiques
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Ethiopiques

    Seuil|Paris 1956|13 x 18.50 cm|broché

    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome autograph inscription from Léopold Sédar Senghor : "... pour chanter l'Afrique noire..."
    A good copy.

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  44. Liberté 1 Négritude et Humanisme, Liberté 2 Nation et voie africaine du socialisme, Liberté 3 Négritude et civilisation de l'Universel, Liberté 4 Socialisme et planification.
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Liberté 1 Négritude et Humanisme, Liberté 2 Nation et voie africaine du socialisme, Liberté 3 Négritude et civilisation de l'Universel, Liberté 4 Socialisme et planification.

    Le Seuil|Paris 1982|14 x 20.50 cm|4 volumes brochés
    New edition for the first volume and first edition for the three others, there was no mention of large paper copies.
    Affectionate autograph inscription from the author to Monsieur and Madame Klein on each volume.
    Cover of volume 4 slightly yellowed, some spots to anedge and lower cover, a trace of an angular fold.
    A good copy of an important set with four autograph inscriptions.
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  45. Ethiopiques
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Ethiopiques

    Seuil|Paris 1956|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
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  49. Hosties noires
    Léopold Sédar SENGHOR

    Hosties noires

    Seuil|Paris 1948|14 x 19 cm|broché
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