VOLLAND, Gabriel. 15464

£100

Description

An original Autograph Poem, entitled ‘A la Paix’, signed “Gabriel Volland”, for inclusion in the anthology Pax Mundi, Livre D’or De La Paix. 16 lines, in French (with separate transcription and translation) on card, folio, in fine condition. October 1930 The poem commences: “Cain, fou de fureur, se rua contre Abel …” Gabriel Volland (1881-1947), French poet and writer. This presentation statement was prepared for publication in the famous anthology Pax Mundi. Livre D’or De La Paix (Geneva, 1932), which contained numerous autograph facsimile statements about the prospects for World Peace. It was prepared by the World League for Peace with the approval of the League of Nations.