La Cour des grands
Paris, Gallimard, (July 4) 1996.
1 vol. (140 x 210 mm) of 341 p. and [5] f. Tan morocco, framed doublures, gilt title, edges gilt on the rough, original wrappers and spine preserved, matching chemise and slipcase (binding signed J. Liekens).
First edition.
One of 70 copies on white Holland van Gelder laid paper (no. 57).
Signed presentation inscription: “Pour Hubert Morent, bien amicalement, cette [Cour des grands] où les ambitions ne riment guère avec les amours. Michel Déon. Paris, le 7. X. 98.”
One of 70 copies on white Holland van Gelder laid paper (no. 57).
Signed presentation inscription: “Pour Hubert Morent, bien amicalement, cette [Cour des grands] où les ambitions ne riment guère avec les amours. Michel Déon. Paris, le 7. X. 98.”
A coming-of-age novel of love — and disillusionment — depicting the fashionable society in which the young Arthur Morgan moves after leaving France aboard the Queen Mary to study business law in the United States. This new world, so different from the schoolboy circles he had previously known, is opened to him by the first-class ticket his mother has bought for the crossing: the people he meets there — a Brazilian brother and sister and a young Irishwoman — will change his life forever.
A very fine copy, beautifully bound by Jacqueline Liekens.
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