Handsome copy.
First edition for which was no grand papier (deluxe) copy.
Pleasant copy of this work which received the Prix Fémina in 1984.
Rare and precious handwritten inscripttion, dated and signed by Tchicaya U Tam'si to Régine Deforges: “Pour Régine Deforges qui a écrit quelques mots que j'aurais voulu mettre en guise de dédicace mais ma mémoire est moins fidèle que moi. à elle toute la poésie de ce 'roman'.” (“For Régine Deforges who wrote some words that I would have liked to include as a dedication but my memory is less faithful than me. To her, all the poetry of this 'novel'.”)
Provenance: from the library of Régine Deforges.
First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe edition.
Half red morocco-grained shagreen binding, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved (rear wrapper marginally soiled without consequence), top edge gilt with deckled edges.