First edition, one of 24 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the deluxe issue.
Spine showing two small areas of sunning at the head and foot.
A rare and pleasing copy of this novel set against the backdrop of the French collapse during the Second World War.
First edition, no deluxe copies on fine paper were issued.
Spine and rear cover slightly soiled; a clean and attractive copy internally.
Illustrations.
Valuable signed presentation copy from General Gambiez: "A monsieur J. Debu-Bridel en bien cordial hommage cet envoi de synthèse sur la libération de la Corse cette île qui nous est si chère. Château de Vincennes 26 septembre 1974."
A moving relic of the Resistance and Gaullist legacy.
Definitive edition with a foreword by the author, one of 12 numbered hors commerce copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe paper issue.
The first edition of 1935 was not issued on deluxe paper.
A rare and pleasing copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Jacques Debû-Bridel to Monsieur and Madame Claude Gallimard.
