Paris

First edition.
Contemporary half brown sheep over marbled paper boards, decorated with blacks fillets, with slight tears, not serious, over marbled paper boards.
Occasional foxing.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autographe inscription from Georges Fourest to Jean Paulhan.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned, not serious.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Japan paper, the tirage de tête.
Elegant Romantic pastiche binding of half light brown morocco over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments with gilt friezes and gilt decorative motifs, gilt date to foot, gilt fillet frame to covers, moiré-effect paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved (with small marginal repairs), top edge gilt.
The number of this copy has been skillfully scratched out from the justification page.
A very good copy, nicely bound.

First edition, one of 10 copies on Madagascar paper reserved for the author, the tirage de tête after 8 on China paper.
Autograph inscription by Jean Cocteau with a drawing showing a young man in profile, to André Rolland de Renéville.
A very good copy
Provenance : André Rolland de Renéville.