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Herman Melville
Moby Dick
Saint-Paul, Cahiers du Contadour, [1936-1939].Moby Dick, first French translation before book formSold
Herman Melville
Billy Budd. Gabier de Misaine
Paris, Victor Attinger puis Gallimard, 1935.Char's copy: “Chef d'œuvre”Sold
Herman Melville
Moby Dick Traduit par Jean Giono, Lucien Jacques et Joan Smith
Paris, Gallimard, (June 28) 1941.Moby Dick began appearing in Les Cahiers du Contadour in May 1938, starting with issue no. V and continuing through to the final issue, no. VIII, in February 1939. Contrary to what is commonly stated, this is by no means an offprint of the Cahiers du Contadour: only the general wrapper and a justification leaf…Sold
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