La française et la France
Handsome copy despite some foxing to the top edge.

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First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
Dated and signed autograph inscription from Alain Mabanckou to a photographer named Valérie, enhanced with a self-portrait face drawing.
Autograph letter dated and signed by Emile Zola, 23 lines in black ink on a page and a half, addressed to press baron Arthur Meyer
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Emile Zola intervenes with Arthur Meyer, proprietor of the high-circulation newspaper "Le Gaulois", on behalf of his friend Louis de Robert: "Vous sentirez comme moi que c'est un garçon d'avenir, et je suis convaincu que vous l'utiliserez... Je le connais et je désire qu'il travaille." ["You will feel as I do that he is a young man with a future, and I am convinced that you will make use of him... I know him and I want him to work."] in whom he recognizes a talented writer: "Me...