La Varende, Jean de.

La Dernière Fête.

Paris, Flammarion, 1953. 13,5 cm x 19 cm. 382 pages. Original Hardcover. Half leather binding with gilt lettering and ornaments on spine in protective Mylar. Inscribed and signed by Jean de la Varende on half title / Avec dedicace de l’auteur: “Pour Gerard Argenton, amicalmend – La Varende”. No. 14 / 20 exemplaires sur papier fil d’Arches. Exlibris / Bookplate of Baron de Mélogue. Top edge gilt. Excellent condition !

A well-arranged intrigue, numerous peripments, amazing characters, all give this work an inimitable accent and color.

Jean de La Varende, born 24 May 1887 at château de Bonneville in Chamblac, Eure, died 8 June 1959, was a French writer. He wrote novels, short stories, biographies and monographies, in particular on the subject of Normandy. He initially tried to become a marine officer like his father, but gave up due to his weak heart. He was elected into the Académie Goncourt in 1942.
He received the 1938 Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française for Centaur of God. His 1936 novel Leather-Nose was the basis for the 1952 film Leathernose, directed by Yves Allégret. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: French History · French Literature · French Literature – Rare · Limited Edition · Limited Editions · Littérature Francaise · Novel · Signed · Vorzugsausgabe
• Language: Français
• Inventory Number: 30053AB

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