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MALRAUX André. MASSON André. L'ESPOIR. Paris,...

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MALRAUX André. MASSON André. L'ESPOIR. Paris, Gallimard, 1948, 2 volumes in-folio in sheets, titled folder, publisher's slipcase. One of 209 numbered copies on chiffon de Bruges, illustrated with original lithographs in red and black outside and in the text by André Masson. An exceptional copy dedicated and signed by André Masson for Roger Passeron. The two title pages are signed by André Masson. In the first volume is an original double page ink and pastel drawing signed by Masson, titled "Pour l'Espoir". In the second volume is a second pastel monogrammed by Masson and an original ink drawing signed and dated 1946 by Masson, a preparatory drawing for the lithograph on p. 35.