Paul Valery; Jackson Mathews [translator] — Monsieur Teste

London, Peter Owen Limited, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition of this translated work by Paul Valery. First edition. Limited to 300 copies. Translated from the French with a note on Valery by Jackson Mathews. Monsieur Teste reflects Valery's preoccupation with the phenomenon of a mind detached from sensibility, yet he is also an ordinary fictional character. Written by Paul Valery, a French poet, essayist, and philosopher with interests in art, history, and music. Valery was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on twelve different occasions. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper also smart with chipping to the extremities, particularly the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.