Maritain, Maurois, Queffélec… - 12 éditions originales avec envois à Georges DUHAMEL - 1927-1954

Set of 12 original editions — with signed inscriptions to Georges Duhamel (1844–1966), doctor, poet, and writer who won the Goncourt Prize in 1918 for Civilization.

Achille OUY
Victories over the beast
Paris, Mercure de France, 1945. An 8vo volume of 283 pages, [2] leaves. Softcover. Spine detached and creased, browned.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel.

For my good master Georges Duhamel.
Perpetual Secretary of the French Academy, member of the Academy of Medicine and of the Academy of Moral Sciences, in deep homage and with very faithful admiration.
and of fervent attachment
Achille Ouy
December 10, 1945

2- Charles KOECHLIN
Gabriel Fauré
Paris, Félix Alcan, 1927. A small-format volume in-12 of [2] frontispieces, 232 pages, [1] leaf. Paperback.
Top plate torn off, back partially ripped and slightly creased, slightly scorched.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel

A affectionate good evening to G. Duhamel.
Ch. Koechlin

3- André CHEVRILLON
Kipling
Paris, Plon, 1936. A 12mo volume of [4] pages, 271 pages, [2] pages. Paperback. Slightly creased spine, slightly browned.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
Copy of the current print run after 38 copies on pure silk.
Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel.

To Mr. Georges Duhamel.
Homage from his devoted colleague
André Chevrillon

4- Henri Queffélec
François Malgorn, Seminarist, and Other Stories
Paris, Mercure de France, 1952. A volume in-12 of 211 pages, [2] pages of facsimile. Softcover. Slightly browned.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
Copy of the current print run after 35 copies on vellum.
Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel.

To Mr. Georges Duhamel,
with my admiration
a respectful and grateful homage
H. Queffy. Paris, December 26, 1952

5- Jacques MARITAIN
Three reformers
Paris, Plon, 1930. A 12mo volume of [4] pages, 332 pages, [2] pages. Softcover. Spine creased, slightly browned.
14th thousand.

Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel.
To Madame Georges Duhamel,
To Georges Duhamel
to prolong Portuguese interviews
I still cherish a precious memory.
Very nice tribute
Jacques Maritain

6- Pascale OLIVIER
Shadows that a shadow erases
Paris, Le Divan, 1939. A volume in-12 of [1] f., 107 pages. Softcover. Some foxing. Untrimmed.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
One of 400 copies on Alfa Navarre, only high-quality paper.
Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel

To Mr. Georges Duhamel.
Who possesses the precious gift above all — 'sympathy' — and in whom I have always found encouragement and kindness — with my faithful gratitude and very affectionate and profound admiration.
Pascale Olivier Avril 1939

7- Henri Queffélec
Saint Antoine in the desert
Paris, Hachette, 1950. A 282-page in-12 volume, [2] pages of front matter. Paperback. Spine creased, slightly torn, spots on the covers.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
Sample of the current batch after 50 units on Alfa.
Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel.

To Mr. Georges Duhamel,
In grateful and admiring tribute
and as a lasting memory
H. Queffélec Paris April 22, 1950

8- Maxence VAN DER MEERSCH
The Little Saint Thérèse
Paris, Albin Michel, 1947
A 12-volume set in [2] ff., 263 pages, [3] ff. Softcover. Upper cover detached, partially torn headband, slightly scorched, spots on the covers. Complete with the insert prayer.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
One of the copies on Alfa Mousse after 185 on Rives vellum and 550 on Renage vellum.
Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel.

To Mr. Georges Duhamel,
Thank you for giving us your work.
and also to serve, on occasion, to reflect on the difficult fate of the writer, specifically referencing 'La Petite Sainte Thérèse.'
Respectful and grateful homage
Ma. Van der Meersch.

9- André CUISENIER
Jules Romains and The Men of Good Will
Paris, Flammarion, without date [1954] A 12mo volume of [1] front cover, 281 pages, [2] leaves.. Paperback.
Nice copy. Not cut. Contains the insert request.

Signed autograph inscription from the author to Georges Duhamel.
to Georges Duhamel
Kind regards
To Madame Duhamel,
Respectful tribute
A Cuisenier

10- André MAUROIS
Byron
Paris, Grasset, 1930. Two volumes in-12 of 368, [2] ff. and 361 pp., [2] ff. sewn.
Partially torn caps, slightly creased at the back, pinpricks on the surfaces, slightly scorched.
Original edition. Press service copy.
Signed autograph inscription from the author to Georges Duhamel.
For Georges Duhamel
his friend
André Maurois

11- André MAUROIS
United States 39
Paris, Les Éditions de France, 1939. A 12mo volume of [1] leaf of front matter, 198 pages, [1] leaf of back matter. Paperback. Cover torn off, spine torn.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
Sample of the current print run after 800 copies on various papers.
Press copy

Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel
For Georges Duhamel
Thank you affectionately
André Maurois

12- André MAUROIS
Literary Studies
Paris, Éditions de la Maison Française, no date [1944]. A volume in-12 of 284 pages, [2] ff..
Paperback. Beautiful copy.

ORIGINAL EDITION.
Current print run copies: 50 on text paper and 150 on Corsican paper.
Signed autograph sent by the author to Georges Duhamel

For Georges Duhamel
In very faithful friendship
André Maurois