Paris

Autograph note dated and signed by Paul Claudel, one page addressed to Thierry Maulnier (12 lines in blue ink on a single sheet).
Central folds.

First edition of the French translation; no deluxe copies were issued.

A rare and attractive copy.

First edition, without justification, except for the first two volumes constituting the first part, entitled Fantine. Issued less than a week after the first printing, this reissue of the two volumes bears the celebrated red-printed titles created by the printer Claye.
This type of copy, combining first-issue volumes with volumes using title pages bearing the justification, reflects the publishing history of the work and the publisher's editorial policy.
Contemporary half chocolate-brown chagrin bindings. Spine with raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons. A few scuffs to the boards. Traces of rubbing. Leaf 150 of volume 1 detached but correctly placed. A very fresh copy with a...

First edition of the French translation, one of 16 numbered copies on vellum of Arches, the only large paper copies.

Fine copy.