Une mort très douce: First edition, 1/40 copies, in fine binding
by Simone de BEAUVOIR
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ORLEANS, France
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About This Item
Paris, Gallimard, (septembre) 1964
1 vol. (125 x 195 mm) with 163 p. and [2] f. Lightly sanded violet calf, smooth spine, title in blue oeser, mosaic decoration in relief on the pats, gilt edges on the boards, blue velvet lining and endpapers, covers and spine preserved, lined folder and slipcase (binding signed by Honnelaître, 1990).
First edition.
One of the first 40 copies on hollande (no. 9).
Sartre considered Une mort très douce to be Simone de Beauvoir's best work: the autobiographical (as well as universal) account of a daughter at the bedside of her mother, "a poor tortured body". It is a poignant account of a life lived by one's own mother, "a poor supplicated body", and provides an opportunity to reflect on the issues of therapeutic relentlessness, euthanasia and the final moments of "an adventure shared by all, yet lived by each alone".
Delicate and rare calf binding by Claude Honnelaître.
From the Robert Moureau library (bookplate).
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Paris, Gallimard, (septembre) 1964
1 vol. (125 x 195 mm) de 163 p. et [2] f. Veau violet légèrement poncé, dos lisse, titre à l'oeser bleu, décor mosaïqué en relief sur les pats, tranches dorées sur témoins, doublures et gardes velours bleu, couvertures et dos conservés, chemise et étui bordés (reliure signée de Honnelaître, 1990).
Édition originale.
Un des 40 premiers exemplaires sur hollande (n° 9).
Sartre tenait Une mort très douce pour le meilleur ouvrage écrit par Simone de Beauvoir : le récit autobiographique (tout autant qu'universel) d'une fille au chevet de sa mère, " un pauvre corps supplicié ". L'occasion, en un poignant témoignage, de s'interroger sur l'acharnement thérapeutique, l'euthanasie et les derniers instants " d'une aventure commune pour tous, que, pourtant, chacun vit seul ".
Délicate et rare reliure en veau de Claude Honnelaître.
De la bibliothèque Robert Moureau (ex-libris).
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- WALDEN Rarebooks (FR)
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- 21147
- Title
- Une mort très douce
- Author
- Simone de BEAUVOIR
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Holiday edition 23;
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