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COLLECTING THE GOLDEN AGE. Set of 18 titles from...

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[COLLECTING THE GOLDEN AGE]. Set of 18 titles from the "L'Âge d'or" collection, published by Fontaine magazine. Paris, 1945-1947. - 18 volumes in-16, paperbacks, filled covers. This collection, directed by Henri Parisot, was devoted to fantastic literature and poetry. The first series appeared in 50 volumes between 1945 and 1947 under a cover illustrated by Mario Prassinos. The set proposed here includes 18 of the 50 titles of the first series, all in original and numbered editions on white vellum, except Seven Famous Causes which is a non-commercial copy. It includes the following works: 1 - MELVILLE (Herman) . The Campanile. Translated from the English by Pierre Leyris. 1945. (Ex.125/500). 2 - CHIRICO (Giorgio de). The Adventures of Mr. Dudron. 1945. (Ex. 154/500). 3 - SAVINO (Alberto). Introduction to a life of Mercury. 1945. (Ex. 302/500). 4 - KAFKA (Franz). The Giant Mole. Translated from the German by Alexandre Vialatte. 1945. (Ex. 182/500). Slight freckles on the cover. 9 - ARTAUD (Antonin). From a trip to the land of the Tarahumaras. 1945. (Ex. 633/700). 15 - MICHAUX (Henri). Freedom of action. 1945. (Ex. 695/1200). Slightly soiled blanket. 22 - DEHARME (Lise). Insolence. 1945. (Ex. 636/750). 23 - MAAST (pseudonym of Jean Paulhan). Seven famous causes. 1946. (One of the 50 ex. H.C., on green paper). 28 - PRÉVERT (James). The Guardian Angel. 1945. (Ex. 418/950). 31 - PÉRET (Benjamin). Last misfortune. Last chance. 1945. (Ex. 684/750). 33 - BRENTANO (Clemens von). Gockel, Hinckel and Gackeleia. Translated from the German by Henri Thomas. 1946. (Ex. 499/500). 34 - MARGERIT (Robert). Ambigu. 1946. (Ex. 441/500). 37 - LALOUX (François). The Woman without Skin. 1947. (Ex. 453/500). 38 - DOMINGUEZ (Oscar). The Two Who Cross. 1947. (Ex. 195). 39 - LEAR (Edward). Two inane stories. Translated from the English by Simone Lamblin. 1947. (Ex. 373/500). 40 - WALDBERG (Patrick). Sue l