First edition on current paper. Annotations of the dedicatee in pencil on several sheets and in blue ink on the title page. Small traces of sunstroke on the back. Beautiful autograph dedication signed by Jean Clair to Joerg Ortner: "... this book, story of a very young boy, 13 years ago, which had, at its publication, a red banner bearing the two verses of Supervielle" But with so much forgetfulness, how to make a rose, with so many departures, how to make a comeback ... "The question long after the answer ...