SENGHOR (Léopold Sédar). - Lot 198

SENGHOR (Léopold Sédar). Major Elegies, followed by A Dialogue on Francophone Poetry. Paris: Éditions du Seuil, [1979]. — In-8, 215 x 145: 123 pp., (2 ff.), printed cover. Paperback. First edition of this collection of poems exploring African identity, Negritude, love, death, spirituality, and a critique of colonization. One of 210 copies numbered on “Sirène de Sainte-Marie” paper, the only edition printed on large-format paper (no. 29), featuring this autographed dedication by the author on the half-title page: To Pierre Klein, // who became Senegalese alongside // the Senegalese, // these poems of old age, // as a friendly tribute // Senghor // November 29, 1979 Copy enhanced with a printed thank-you card from Senghor, as well as a signed letter from the author, 1 page, in-4 format, dated September 13, 1983, and addressed to the writer Jean Bodin-Millancay, regarding his novel *Le Merlin et la suite*: “Here is a work full of vitality, imagination, and life all at once. I cannot encourage you enough to persevere on the path you have chosen.” Flecks of foxing on the endpapers. Provenance: Pierre Klein, with a letter from the author.