Joseph Kessel / Jacques Simon - Vent de Sable - 1931

Magnificent numbered edition 65, printed for Doctor Georges Rouhier and illustrated with beautiful original etchings by Jacques Simon -

This travel and adventure narrative with a journalistic and lyrical tone, dedicated to the Sahara desert universe and to the men who face it, notably in the context of the early aerial explorations and the sky routes used by pilots of the era -

The work sits within the aesthetic of literary reportage dear to Kessel, where observation of reality blends with vibrant writing, aimed at evoking the elemental forces and human destinies confronted with the immensity -

The desert appears there as an absolute space, dominated by the sand wind that erases landmarks, transforms landscapes, buries human traces and imposes its implacable law on travelers, on nomads and on aviators attempting to cross it -

Joseph Kessel / Jacques Simon - Vent de Sable - 1931 - Les Bibliophiles de l'Aero-Club de France -
201 Pages.

Very good binding condition, paperback in its original dust jacket, under a protective sleeve and publisher's cardboard case, light signs of wear, a few minor defects, edges worn, spine smooth and titled in red -

Good interior condition, rare foxing, a beautiful vignette on the title page, work enriched with magnificent original etchings by Jacques Simon, numbered copy 65 printed for Doctor Georges Rouhier, interior rather fresh -

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