René Maran, Alexandre Iacovleff - Batouala - très belle édition illustrée - 1928
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Batouala by René Maran, illustrated by Alexandre Iacovleff, a 1928 first illustrated edition limited to 480 copies (350 on rag paper), 170 pages, demi-maroquin binding, in very good condition.
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René Maran, Alexandre Iacovleff (illustrator), Batouala.
Paris, Mornay, 1928. In-4, VIII-170p.
Definitive illustrated edition by Iacovleff and printed in only 480 copies, one of 350 copies on laid paper. It is illustrated with 6 fine hors-texte engravings and numerous in-text drawings.
René Maran won the Goncourt Prize in 1921 for this novel, and he was the first Black man to receive it. He was not even supposed to submit his novel for the prize, but his friend, the writer and translator Manoel Gahisto — about whom we dispersed part of the library in 2020 — urged him to send the manuscript to Henri de Régnier and brought the work to the Goncourt Academy. The work was moreover dedicated to Gahisto, and the preface presents Régnier as one of the book’s tutors.
Half-morocco binding with dark brown bands, spine with raised bands, gilt head. Minor wear to the corners and to the upper cap, bound without the covers.
Beautifully illustrated.
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Translated by Google TranslateRené Maran, Alexandre Iacovleff (illustrator), Batouala.
Paris, Mornay, 1928. In-4, VIII-170p.
Definitive illustrated edition by Iacovleff and printed in only 480 copies, one of 350 copies on laid paper. It is illustrated with 6 fine hors-texte engravings and numerous in-text drawings.
René Maran won the Goncourt Prize in 1921 for this novel, and he was the first Black man to receive it. He was not even supposed to submit his novel for the prize, but his friend, the writer and translator Manoel Gahisto — about whom we dispersed part of the library in 2020 — urged him to send the manuscript to Henri de Régnier and brought the work to the Goncourt Academy. The work was moreover dedicated to Gahisto, and the preface presents Régnier as one of the book’s tutors.
Half-morocco binding with dark brown bands, spine with raised bands, gilt head. Minor wear to the corners and to the upper cap, bound without the covers.
Beautifully illustrated.
Seller's Story
Trois Plumes bookstore (Angers).
Bookseller since 2011, working mainly by correspondence and sometimes at exhibitions.
Purchase / Sale / Expertise of old and modern books, autographs, documents.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Literature
Book title
Batouala - très belle édition illustrée
Author/ Illustrator
René Maran, Alexandre Iacovleff
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1928
Edition
1st Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
170
