First edition on ordinary paper. Contributions from Saint-John Perse, Georges Bataille, René Char, Martin Heidegger, Gilbert Lély, Gaston Puel, Maurice Blanchot, William Carlos Williams, Albert Camus, Pierre Reverdy, Paul Eluard, Pierre André Benoit, Octavio Paz... Iconography, bibliography. A stain partially affecting the fore edge and last leaf (without any damage to the text) otherwise handsome copy.