Charles Moulie [Thierry Sandre] — L&Apos;Urne Des Cendres

Paris, Le Divan, 1918 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy of this collection of poetry by Charles Moulie, a pen name for Thierry Sandre. A very scarce limited edition, with only ten numbered copies being printed on Japanese paper.Signed and inscribed by the author to the half title page, dated 1918.In publisher's original paper wraps.A collection of poetry by Charles Moulie, a pen name for Thierry Sandre, a French writer, poet, and essayist. He won the Prix Goncourt in 1924 for Les Chevrefeuille. Thierry Sandre was a specialist in French literature of the sixteenth century, also known under the pseudonym Jean Dumoulin. He was also the translator or adapter of Greek, Latin, or Arabic.He was the secretary to Pierre Louys before World War One, and spent much of the war in captivity in Germany. In 1919, he was a founding member of the Association of War Writers.Sandre resumed service in 1940, and was again taken prisoner, but released in 1941.This volume includes poems such as Funeraire, La Memoire, Printemps Cruel, Chanson Mineure, and more. In publisher's original paper wraps. Shelf wear to extremities. Externally, very smart. Odd mark to boards. Offsetting to binding stub, with small closed tear. Age toning to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with age toning. Author's ink inscription to half title page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .