Le Dictionnaire du Diable

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(The Devil’s Dictionary) – By Ambrose Bierce. Translated to French by Jacques Papy. With a foreword by Jean Cocteau.

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The first French edition of The Devil’s Dictionary (La Dictionnarie du Diable), a satirical dictionary written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The lexicon was written over three decades as a series of installments for magazines and newspapers.

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Paris, L’acedameie Francaise, 1955.

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Pp.: 303; /1/

Size: 20 x 14 cm

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Binding: Original wrappers with dust jacket, illustrated. Minor tears on the dust jacket.

Condition: Uncut, half-title page inscribed, paper browning due to aging.

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