First edition printed on ordinary paper. Half red sheep binding, spine with four raised bands outlined with black fillets, a very slight and harmless scratch at head of spine, marbled paper boards, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, modest contemporary binding. Light worming to top edge. Provenance: from the library of Marcel Augagneur with his curious bookplate pasted on a pastedown. Signed autograph inscription from Marcel Aymé to journalist Marcel Augagneur ("Gringoire" and "L'écho de Paris") who used the pseudonym Marc de Saligny for his writing.