GIDE, André. Amyntas. Mopsus—Travel Notes from Biskra to Tou - Lot 184

GIDE, André. Amyntas. Mopsus—Travel Notes from Biskra to Touggourt. The Renunciation of Travel. First edition on laid paper, featuring a dedication by André Gide to Louise Dartigues, the pseudonym of Louise Cruppi, writer and feminist activist. Paris, Mercure de France, 1906. In-12 paperback, printed blue cover adorned with a Restoration-inspired palmette border. 291 pp. Spine very slightly faded, as is often the case. First edition except for “Feuilles de route.” *Amyntas* brings together four travel journals from North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia, the Sahara) and Italy between 1895 and 1903. A single print run of 350 unnumbered copies on Arches laid paper (wet-stamped with a four-leaf clover, Gide’s personal mark at Mercure). [Naville 54]. Our copy is enhanced by an autographed dedication from André Gide to Louise Dartigues, the pen name of Louise Cruppi (1862–1925), a writer and feminist activist. Excellent condition.