Spine faded with three small tears restored at head and foot, otherwise a pleasant, clean copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle: "A Marcel Aymé qui appréciera peut-être cet évangile..."
11 septembre 1885
2 mars 1930
First edition, one of 950 copies on Vélin Vidalon signed by André Marchand, the only printing following 49 copies on Vélin d'Arches.
Bound in black morocco-backed boards with corners, smooth spine, gilt fillet borders on cat's eye paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, all edges gilt. Slipcase edged in black morocco, marbled paper panels. Binding signed by D. Saporito.
Illustrated with 50 splendid original lithographs by André Marchand, printed by Mourlot.
Featuring previously unpublished texts by Georges Spyridaki, René Lacôte, Georges Hugnet, Gabriel Audisio, Raymond Queneau, David Herbert Lawrence, Pierre Emmanuel, Luc Decaunes, Léon-Marie Brest, Jean Grenier, Antonio Machado, Marie Mauron, Paul Eluard...
A handsome and finely bound copy.