BENJAMIN (René). Gaspard. The Soldiers of the War. Paris: Fa - Lot 187

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BENJAMIN (René). Gaspard. The Soldiers of the War. Paris: Fa - Lot 187
BENJAMIN (René). Gaspard. The Soldiers of the War. Paris: Fayard, 1915. One in-12 volume, in red Jansenist morocco leather, spine with five raised bands bearing the title in gold, gold frieze framing the covers, covers and spine preserved, edged slipcase (binding signed by M. LORTIC). A fine copy. First edition. One of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper (No. 5), featuring an autographed dedication to the bibliophile Henri Lenseigne, whose library was auctioned at the Hôtel Drouot from 1930 to 1932. Winner of the 1915 Prix Goncourt, this is the very first novel to have been published about World War I. From the library of Alain de Suzannet, with an engraved heraldic bookplate.
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