CHOIX DE POEMES. Inscribed in French by Eluard on the half-title to fellow author Luc Dietrich.
Paris: Gallimard, 1942.
First Edition REVIEW COPY. Soft cover. Signed by Author. A selection of Eluard's poetry from 1914 through 1941. 8vo. 281pp. Gilt lettered half vellum and green paper covered covers. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers bound in. A 'service presse' review issue in near fine condition.
A wonderful Presentation Copy, Inscribed in French by Eluard on the half-title to fellow author Luc Dietrich, complimenting him on the writing of ".un livre d'une beauté sans limites". [Likely, "Dialogue de l'amitié", - written with his great friend, the poet, Lanza del Vasto, published by Robert Laffont, in 1942 and considered by many as his philosophical masterpiece].
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