Pierre Bettencourt

WHITE Lilian (pseud. for BETTENCOURT Pierre)
illustration by SAVIGNAC Raymond
Midi à 14h [Here for Ever]
Gallimard [Pierre Bettencourt], Paris [Saint-Maurice d'Etelan] 1945, 16 x 25,5 cm, original wrappers
First edition of 200 copies printed on Arches paper.
The book is illustrated with 3 original compositions in color by Savignac.
A deception by Pierre Bettencourt, the work is supposedly illustrated by Jean Hugo and translated by Jean-Paul Sartre, the statement of publisher, author, translator, illustrator and printing is false.
The spine and cover lightly and marginally sunned, a little stain on the foot of the first...

First edition printed in 300 numbered copies on Arches.
Work illustrated, as frontispiece, with a portrait of the author engraved on lino.
Minimal spotting to the endpapers, handsome copy.

First edition printed in 224 numbered copies on Arches.
Some tiny stains mostly on the lower cover, otherwise a good copy.

First edition printed in 101 numbered copies on grand vélin Arches.
Illustrated cover by Pablo Picasso.
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise a good copy.

First edition printed in 250 numbered copies on vergé.
With a frontispiece by Hans Bellmer.
A good copy.

Rare edition with imprint stating it was finished on a sunny day in the countryside and printed in a small number of copies for the flower of our friends towards the end of the world.
Spine slightly warped without gravity.

First edition of only a few copies on Arches.
Spine slightly wrinkled, otherwise a good copy with good margins.

first edition printed 250 numbered copies on laid.
Illustrated book, frontispiece, a drawing by Hans Bellmer he signed in pencil.
Nice copy.