BLOY (Léon). - Lot 117

BLOY (Léon). Joan of Arc and Germany. Paris: Georges Crès et Cie, 1915. -In-16, paperback, lined cover. First edition of this essay in which the author uses the figure of Joan of Arc to explore the themes of patriotism, faith and mysticism, drawing parallels between the Hundred Years' War and the First World War. One of 2148 numbered copies on tinted vellum. EXEMPLAIRE DE PAUL LÉAUTAUD, enriched with this autograph letter signed by the author on the false title: "à Paul Léautaud // Souvenir très amical // Léon Bloy". Copy complete with publisher's catalog at end. Volume soiled and slightly warped. Lacks at bottom of spine. Provenance: Paul Léautaud, with dispatch from the author.