Paris

First edition printed in 2000 copies for the exhibition "Les peintres témoins de leur temps" ("Painters witnesses of their time") at the Galliera museum in 1962.

Beautiful copy under cloth chemise and slipcase.

Text by Jean Giono, with 56 hors-text illustrations by painters, including Bernard Buffet, Roger Bezombes, Yves Brayer, Jean Carzou, Michel Ciry, Lucien Fontanarosa, Edouard Goerg, Michel Kikoïne, Mané-Katz, Louis Toffoli, Michel Waroquier...
Our copy is exceptionally enriched with 6 original drawings by Paul Braig, Camille Fleury, Lucien Fontanarosa, Jean Jacus, Pierre Lelong and Henry Plisson and an autograph dedication signed by Ginette Rapp to Suzanne Boname.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.
Autograph inscription signed by Pascal Quignard to Ulrike Bergweiler, then secretary to Antoine Gallimard: "Pour toi chère Ulrike, avec toute mon amitié." ["For you dear Ulrike, with all my friendship."]

First edition, one of the numbered copies, the only printing after 50 on pur fil.
Complete with its handsome illustrated dust jacket by E.M. Pérot.
Title page and facing page partially shadowed, light foxing on the first endpaper.
Preface by Louis Jouvet.