Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1932. 316, endpaper maps, bookplate inside 2nd front flyleaf, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small pieces missing, More

New York: Seaver Books/Lattes, 1982. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 284, usual library markings, edge of rear flyleaf glued to rear endpaper, rough spots inside front endpaper, DJ somewhat worn small tears/chips to top and bottom DJ edges, embossed stamps inside flyleaves. Introduction by William Styron. Translation of two works by Mitterand: La paille et le grain, and L'abeille et l'architecte. Francois Mitterrand's election in May 1981 to the French presidency was the culmination of 36 years in politics, 20 of which were spent in the political wilderness. This is a selection from his diaries for 8 of the wilderness years. More