[GIDE (André)] - MAHIAS (Claude). - Lot 144

[GIDE (André)] - MAHIAS (Claude). The Life of André Gide. Foreword and commentary by Pierre Herbart. Paris: NRF, [1955]. — In-8, 214 x 164: 135 pp., illustrated cover. Black half-maroquin, Plexiglas covers with a brown sheet glued to the spines; the front cover features a drawing of André Gide’s face painted in black and dark gray for the beret and outlines, and covered with gold leaf for the face, plain spine, slipcase (Mercher). First edition of this interesting monograph on André Gide, featuring nearly 200 photographs, each accompanied by a caption “taken from an autobiographical work” by the writer. The book is divided into 10 sections: The Years 1869–1872. - A Trip to Tunisia. - Gide and the War of 1914. - Trip to the Congo. - Gide and Martin du Gard. - Trip to the USSR. - Return from the USSR. - Gide in 1940. - Gide and the Nobel Prize. - The Final Months on Rue Vaneau. A superb and rare copy in a masterfully crafted binding by Mercher, in perfect condition.