First edition on ordinary paper. Small tear at foot of spine, light worming to upper left corner of front board. Fine autograph inscription signed by a member of the Brissac family: "Un cousin de l'auteur et un ami de Vincennes touché de l'intérêt que vous portez à une famille qui a connu jusqu'aux cachots du donjon. Charles de Cossé de Brissac 22 Novembre 1957." ["A cousin of the author and a friend from Vincennes, touched by the interest you show in a family that has known even the dungeons of the keep. Charles de Cossé de Brissac November 22, 1957."]