La rage de survivre. Quand il ne reste que la vie

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy of the account of the shipwreck of Catherine Plessz and Lucien Schiltz in 1972 in the western Mediterranean.
Preface by Alain Bombard.
Signed autograph inscription by Lucien Schiltz: "... hommage du héros de cette aventure salée" ["tribute from the hero of this salty adventure"] and Jacques Vignes to Madame Baurey: "... quel courage pour faire chaque année ce salon... peut-être autant que pour s'en sortir quand on a fait naufrage..." ["what courage to organize this salon every year... perhaps as much as it takes to get out of a shipwreck..."]