RUSSELL-KILLOUGH (Henry Patrice Marie), Count - Lot 346

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RUSSELL-KILLOUGH (Henry Patrice Marie), Count - Lot 346
RUSSELL-KILLOUGH (Henry Patrice Marie), Count Two Weeks in the Pyrenees (from Luchon to San Sebastian). First French translation based on the 1868 original edition by Yann Gouyon. Biarritz, Amis du Livre Pyrénéen, 2009. In-12; 2 illustrations in the text. Limited edition of 221 copies on Rivoli paper; this copy is one of the 25 marked with letters of the alphabet on 100 g vellum reserved for founding members (A). Red Bradel-style half-morocco, smooth spine, gilt title and fleur-de-lis, original red publisher’s cover preserved. French translation of “A Forthnight in the Pyrenees” from 1868. This edition had two printings: the first printing [printed in 2008], which contained serious errors, was destroyed and replaced by a corrected printing (the one we have) [printed in 2009]. Only 16 copies of the first printing remain in the collections of bibliophiles. Included are: MIEILLE (Paul): *Le Russell de la Jeunesse*. Selected Pages by Count Henry Russell, Excerpted from *Souvenirs d’un Montagnard*, with an Introduction and Biographical Notes by Henry [sic] Beraldi and Dr. Sabatier. Illustrations drawn from the collections of G. Ledormeur, Pyrénées-Océan, Jové, etc. Tarbes, Lesbordes, 1930. Square 8vo; numerous photographic illustrations in the text. Printed in an edition of 425 copies; one of 100 on cream-colored glossy paper, numbered and signed by the author (No. LXI). Autographed copy sent to President Duffour of the Central Pyrenees section. ½ brown period calfskin binding, gilt title on spine with faded raised bands, slight scuffing. Beraldi concludes in his preface: “This admirable writer is now becoming a French classic: he is the Russell of the Schools, the Russell of Youth.” When will we see a proper edition intended for our students, who will certainly be more passionate about this excellent literature—which hasn’t aged a bit—than about certain authors so “classic” that they are exasperatingly boring? The “Project” is rare.
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