- BLOY (Leon): The Desperate. Paris, Nouvelle Librairie A. Soirat, 1886; in 12, brown semi-percaline, smooth ornate spine, monogram crowned at the top of the return of the d'urfédos on the top plate. Binding by Paul VIE.                                                                                       Rare first edition of Bloy's most famous novel, in which he hides many authors under fancy names, including himself who becomes Marchenoir.                          From the library of the writer GYP, countess de Martel.
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- BLOY (Leon): The Desperate. Paris, Nouvelle Librairie A. Soirat, 1886; in 12, brown semi-percaline, smooth ornate spine, monogram crowned at the top of the return of the d'urfédos on the top plate. Binding by Paul VIE. Rare first edition of Bloy's most famous novel, in which he hides many authors under fancy names, including himself who becomes Marchenoir. From the library of the writer GYP, countess de Martel.

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- BLOY (Leon): The Desperate. Paris, Nouvelle Librairie A. Soirat, 1886; in 12, brown semi-percaline, smooth ornate spine, monogram crowned at the top of the return of the d'urfédos on the top plate. Binding by Paul VIE. Rare first edition of Bloy's most famous novel, in which he hides many authors under fancy names, including himself who becomes Marchenoir. From the library of the writer GYP, countess de Martel.
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