Colette & Cocteau - Le pur et l'impur - 1941

Exciting original edition, numbered 2702, printed on Ivorine paper and enriched with a portrait etched in copperplate as frontispiece by Jean Cocteau and printed by J.-G. Daragnès -

In this collection of essays, chronicles and literary reflections, the author explores the subtleties of sensuality, love and human passions with remarkable psychological acuity -

The work addresses themes such as desire, social conventions, gender identity, seduction and the awakening of feelings, while weaving together personal experiences and observations on the mores of its time, thus offering an intimate and lucid vision of the complexity of human relationships -

Colette deploys writing that is at once elegant, suggestive and analytical, capable of grasping emotional and sensory nuances, while confronting the taboos and social hypocrisies of French society in the early 20th century -

The texts also reveal reflections on individual freedom, the delicacy of feelings and the influence of art and literature on the understanding of oneself and others -

Colette / Jean Cocteau - Le pur et l'impur - 1941 - Aux Armes de France -
200 pages.

Good binding condition, paperback in its full original soft cover printed version, stains and signs of wear, some minor defects on the cover, cracked spine, smooth spine and first cover panels titled in red -

Good interior condition, browning, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a fine vignette, the work enriched with a portrait engraved in copperplate in the frontispiece by Jean Cocteau and printed by J.-G. Daragnès, numbered 2702/3500 printed on Ivorine paper, interior rather fresh -

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