Noël DEVAULX

Autograph manuscript by the author, 3 pages in-8, published in issue 21 (4 November 1945) of Paysage Dimanche.
Complete manuscript written on both sides, in a very dense hand, with numerous deletions, corrections, and additions.
Together with the complete typescript, bearing 3 autograph corrections in black ink.
This text by Maurice Blanchot, « Les malheurs de "Peau d'âne" », contains two paradoxes. Contrary to what its title suggests, it does not deal with the work of Charles Perrault; furthermore, this column is devoted to the tales of an author whom the critic had already cited in his article on the fantastic novel published the previous year in the Journal des

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without gravity.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Two bookplates pasted to an endpaper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back very slightly insolated.
Beautiful autographed and signed Devaulx Christmas autograph to Alexandre Alexeieff, with whom he played on the letters of his last name between Cyrillic and Roman alphabets, and his wife Claire: "A Claire and Alyosha, but you still have your Yuli basset Would she like this strange gossip?

first edition on plain paper.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed Christmas Devaulx to Pierre Dumayet: "... a grumpy traveler, a trip full of disappointments, a childish utopia ..."

first edition on plain paper.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated Christmas Devaulx to Paul Aveline: "... friendly souvenir of a walk in a strange forest ..."
Back slightly insolated, a small spot on the first guard where the shipment appears.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy despite two slight traces of sunning at head and foot of spine.

First edition, review copy.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated Christmas Devaulx to Marcel Arland: "... whose encouragement has greatly helped me the last time ...
Nice full copy of his prayer to insert.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 22 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches paper, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.