GUITRY, Sacha. From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain. 1429 - 1 - Lot 51

GUITRY, Sacha. From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain. 1429 - 1942, published in Paris by Raoul Solar in 1951, in quarto / in-4 format on leaves, in beige and red slipcase. In a beige and red slipcase. 394 pages. Some foxing on the front cover, slipcase tired (two jaws split, one halfway down the spine, rubbing, soiling on the boards). First edition. Limited edition of 4935 copies, this being one of 4630 on vellum (no. 3278). This work, conceived, composed and commented by Sacha Guitry, covers 500 years of French history, from Joan of Arc to Pétain, and includes previously unpublished texts by Valery, Duhamel, Colette, Cocteau, Tharaud, Larguier, La Varende, Giraudoux, Morand, Benoît, the Duc de Broglie, Donnay, Hermant, Benjamin, Pierre Champion, J.H. Rosny Jeune, Cortot, Fauchois, Paul Fort. The texts are illustrated with original works by Bonnard, Maillol, Utrillo, Dignimont, Lepape, Arnoux, Boucher, Brianchon, Cami, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Naudin, Galanis. Headbands, lettering, lamp-heads and frontispiece drawings by Galanis. Good condition, clean and fresh inside.