Paris

First edition of which there were only 20 large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from André Pieyre de Mandiargues to Pierre Klossowski.

First edition, one of 1520 numbered copies on vélin paper, the only printing with 45 on vélin du marais paper.
Upper cover very slightly faded to upper margin.

First edition on ordinary paper, of which there were only 5 Hollande paper.
Retaining an autograph calling card recto-verso from the author.

First edition with the correct date on the covers.
A very good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, of which there were only 25 large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from the author on half title.

First edition, one of 100 copies de luxe numbered, the only large paper copies.
Bibliophile's stamp to endpaper.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Louis Pasteur-Vallery-Radot, a very good copy.

First edition, one of the advance (service de presse) copies.
Rare and handsome autograph inscription from Benjamin Péret to Pierre Klossowski.
Illustrated.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Fine autograph inscription from the author to Noël B. de la Mort.
About Dominica, the West Indies, and smugglers.
Spine slightly sunned, dedicatee's bookplate pasted opposite the endpaper.

First edition, one of 198 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
Ex-libris on a free endpaperfoxing, one page less than skillfully cut, a rare copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies alongside 6 on Japan.
Half cherry-red morocco by Pierre-Lucien Martin, spine in six compartments richly gilt, gilt fillets to covers, top edge gilt, covers and spine preserved.
Extended edges preserved, a fine copy in an elegant binding.
Provenance : collections of R. Simonson and C. Hayoit.

First edition of the French translation, one of 111 numbered copies on alfa, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on vélin alfa paper, this copy n°1, the only large paper copies.
Affectionate autograph inscription from Jacques Laurent to his publisher Henri flammarion.