Genealogy: Tracing 160 celebrities' roots

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VALYNSEELE (Joseph) and GRANDO (Denis). *À la découverte de leurs racines*. Paris, L'Intermédiaire des Chercheurs et Curieux, 1994, 2 volumes in-4 oblong. Volume I: 224 pp. Preface by Jean Guitton; Volume II: 236 pp. Preface by Alain Decaux. Genealogical charts drawn by Philippe Lemelletier, 1994-1997. First edition tracing the ancestry (up to 16, 32, or 64 generations) and family circles (spouses, siblings, uncles, aunts) of 160 celebrities. Each volume includes an index of approximately 7,000 names, serving as a rich resource for ancestry researchers. Volume I features: Alain-Fournier, Bernanos, Bourbon-Busset, Brasillach, Giscard d'Estaing, Hervé-Bazin, Lacretelle, Maurras, Mitterrand, Montherlant, Morand, Princess Napoléon, Ormesson, Saint-Pierre, Sartre, Teilhard de Chardin, Vilmorin... Volume II includes: Anouilh, Beuve-Méry, Broglie, Claudel, Clemenceau, Coubertin, Dreyfus, Drieu La Rochelle, Gide, Guitry, Hugo, La Varende, Loti, Maupassant, Mauriac, Rostand, Sand, Toulouse-Lautrec, Verne, Yourcenar... Pleasant copy.