La Mort d’Auguste
Paris, Presses de la Cité, (July 30) 1966.
1 vol. (145 x 220 mm) of 251 p., [1] and 1 f. In sheets, in publisher's chemise and slipcase.
First edition. One of 70 deluxe copies (no. 15).
Accompanied by: the illustrated dust jacket of the trade edition, in fine condition.
Accompanied by: the illustrated dust jacket of the trade edition, in fine condition.
The original typescript (on white paper; 168 leaves; corrections by the author in black ink, signed and dated: Epalinges, 17 March 1966) is preserved at the Fonds Simenon (Liège, Belgium). The yellow envelope, bearing the author’s preparatory notes, is titled “Les belles-sœurs” — a title later struck through in favor of “La mort du père,” then “La mort d’Auguste.”
A fine copy.
Menguy, 277.
#30117
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