The Pilgrim of Gascony - First Edition with Manuscript and Letters

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DERENNES (Charles) Le Pèlerin de Gascogne. Paris, The French Illustrated Edition, 1918. In-8°, half chagrin binding with corners, gilt top edge, cracked hinge, wear marks on headcap, fresh interior, in protective case (amateur), binding preserved, all margins intact, XII-316 pages. First edition. Limited to 15 copies on Holland paper, including the first seven not released to market; copy number 7. Accompanied by 4 completely autographed manuscript pages from April 1914 (preface manuscript for this book) and 2 autographed letters from the author to his friend Marcel, offering him these 4 handwritten pages. Charles Derennes (1882-1930) was a French writer, son of Gustave Derennes, extraordinary professor of history and Breton writer. He spent his childhood in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, studied at Talence gymnasium near Bordeaux, and later attended the Sorbonne. He was a prominent figure in early 20th-century French literary circles, contributing to periodicals and receiving the Archon-Desperouses Prize in 1907.