First edition, one of the few numbered author's copies on laid paper. Bradel binding in half indigo cloth, smooth spine faded with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, black shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, binding characteristic of those that made up Henri Béraud's library. Precious signed autograph inscription from Tristan Derème to Henri Béraud. Endpapers lightly and partially shaded. Provenance: from the library of Henri Béraud on the Isle of Ré.