Lot n° 267
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LOTI PIERRE - Lot 267
LOTI PIERRE
The Book of Pity and Death
Paris, 1891, Calmann-Lévy, in-12, brown half-maroquin with corners, round spine framed with black morocco listel; gilt head, covers and spine preserved. III-320 p., 2ff. (table and one blank). ONE OF 25 COPIES ON JAPAN, A VERY RARE FIRST EDITION. First edition. Talvart XII-264. One of Loti's most moving texts, dedicated to his mother, in which he evokes the memory of the departed and his love of cats. "This book is even more me than all those I have written up to this day."
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