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VALÉRY Paul (1894-1944). Cahiers. Paris, CNRS,...

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VALÉRY Paul (1894-1944). Cahiers. Paris, CNRS, 1957-1961; 29 strong vol. in-4, publisher's bindings in beige cloth. Monumental first edition published in facsimile of the autograph manuscript. Diary of the author from 1894 to 1945. Prefaced by Louis de Broglie, it contains numerous sketches and drawings which the author used to support his thoughts. A worker of the dawn, Valéry kept his Notebooks for more than fifty years, introducing literary, philosophical and scientific notions.