Colette / Berthommé Saint-André - La Vagabonde - 1945

Charming numbered and illustrated edition of 16 color plates and 32 black drawings by Berthommé Saint-André, with a black-and-white sequence of the color illustrations -

Colette's novel La Vagabonde tells the story of Renée Néré, a divorced woman who earns a living as a music-hall artist on theatrical tours and leads an independent life marked by travel, insecurity and voluntary solitude -

The work follows the daily life of this actress as she travels from town to town with a touring company, describing behind the scenes of the theatre world, the sometimes difficult relationships between artists, and the constraints of an unstable career where fatigue, repetition and uncertainty are part of everyday life -

Renée is a lucid and sensitive woman who observes the milieus she travels through with irony and finesse, constantly reflecting on her freedom, her dignity and the place of women in society -

The novel intensifies when she meets Maxime Dufferein-Chautel, a rich young man who loves her and offers a stable and comfortable relationship, triggering an inner conflict between possible love and the fierce desire to preserve her independence -

Colette / Berthommé Saint-André - La Vagabonde - 1945 - Les Editions Nationales -
240 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, a volume with uncut pages in its original ribbed cover, under a cardboard slipcase and outer case, slight signs of wear, the exposed face of the slipcase is a bit rubbed, spine smooth and titled -

Very good interior condition, title in color, the work enriched with 16 color plates and 32 black drawings by Berthommé Saint-André, with a black-and-white sequence of the color illustrations; this copy is housed in a crystal paper case which appears never to have been consulted, a fine numbered copy 165 on Johannot pure rag paper, interior fresh -

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