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[FRENCH DESCRIPTION BELOW - DESCRIPTION EN FRANCAIS A LA SUITE]. 1 vol. (120 x 185 mm) of 224 p. Brown morocco, arabesque mosaic decoration in two shades of red and two shades of green on a prominent light tan ground, title and dates in gilt lettering, gilt edges on booklet, green suede endpapers, folder, slipcase (Paul Bonet, 1964). First edition.One of the first 15 copies on japon impérial (no. 15). The copy also contains Paul Bonet's original color chart for this binding - the only one he produced of Les Mots. Sartre's autobiographical masterpiece. For Sartre, writing has long been a way of making sense, of "wresting my life, as he put it, from chance". Here, he draws up a definitive assessment of his past illusions. They were first published in two issues of Les Temps modernes (October and November 1963), before being published by Gallimard in April 1964. "Despite Sartre's polemical image in French public opinion at the time, press tributes were unanimous, and the often…

Les Mots (The Words) is an autobiographical work by Jean-Paul Sartre, in which he recounts his childhood and early motivations for becoming a writer.