Au soleil de la poésie, sous l'oeil en fleur de madame de Noailles

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Bradel binding in half lilac cloth, smooth spine very lightly faded decorated with a central gilt floral motif, gilt double fillet at foot, red shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding.
Precious signed autograph inscription from René Benjamin to Henri Béraud: "En somme mon cher Henri Béraud, c'est un autre "rendez-vous européen" mais il a le tort de ne pas être de vous!" ["In short, my dear Henri Béraud, it's another 'European rendezvous' but it has the misfortune of not being by you!"]
Some foxing affecting mainly the cover boards.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library on Île de Ré.