Pierre Emmanuel - Tombeau d'Orphée dédicacé, Combats avec tes défenseurs, Memento des vivants - 1941-1944

Set of 3 original editions by the poet Pierre Emmanuel, a major figure of 20th-century French poetry:

Rare original edition of Tomb of Orpheus by Pierre Emmanuel, published in May 1941 in the Poésie 41 collection, numbered copy 38, a precious witness to French poetic creation under the Occupation. Its interest is enhanced by a dedication from the author to Luc Estang, a recognized writer and literary journalist, which gives this copy a particular appeal for collectors of poetry and autograph dedications.

Fights with Your Defenders, Poésie 42 collection, March 1942, copy no. 248. This book sits within the intellectual and moral commitment of Pierre Emmanuel in the face of the German Occupation. Pierre Emmanuel, a poet deeply attached to liberty, is among the writers whose work bears witness to defiance of defeat and commitment to the Resistance.

Memento of the Living, Éditions du Seuil, 1944, copy no. 46. Edition embellished by an original etching by Marcel Gromaire, a major figure of French modern art.