VALERY, Paul (1871-1945). Regards sur le Monde Actuel, Paris, 1931, 8vo, wrappers, "44e édition" (in very small letters on the backstrip). PRESENTATION COPY, the front endpaper inscribed, "à Monsieur A. Eden, hommage sincère de l' auteur, Paul Valéry."
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£70 - £100
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VALERY, Paul (1871-1945). Regards sur le Monde Actuel. Paris: Librairie Stock, 1931. 8vo (188 x 120mm). Half title. Original printed wrappers, partly unopened, uncut (upper joints torn without loss, torn at foot of backstrip with some fraying). "44e édition" in very small letters on the backstrip. Provenance: Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (modern armorial bookplate loosely-inserted). PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "à Monsieur A. Eden, hommage sincère de l' auteur, Paul Valéry."
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