First edition, one of 57 copies printed on Arches, justified and numbered in the colophon by Pierre-André Benoît, the only deluxe copies after 7 on China paper. A desirable and rare copy. With René Char’s handwritten initials at the colophon. Our copy is further enriched with a manuscript poem by René Char, in pencil, signed with his initials on the title page: "Tel un oiseau de mer qui n'accepte pas d'être arraché à sa vague pour suivre l'amont."