first edition
1952 · Paris
by Gide, Andre
Paris: Gallimard, 1952. First Edition, one of 10,000 on velin paper. Illustrated with 60 hors-texte color illustrations after Segonzac and others. Page size: 7 x 9 inches; 981pp. and 604pp. Handsomely bound by the publisher in cloth over boards stamted with a design by the master binder, Paul Bonet, ivory stamped with silver gilt, burgundy and salmon, spine smooth, author and title in gilt, 1/2 burgundy morocco and marbled paper chemise, both volumes near fine. (Inventory #: 1635)