First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy. Handsome copy. Very rare autograph inscription signed by Sunsarié de Larcône on her only novel: "A André Burgaud un flambeau, une botte de fleurs, une étoile et sourire à engranger pour l'hiver qui vient. De Larcône." (To André Burgaud a torch, a bunch of flowers, a star and a smile to store for the coming winter. De Larcône.) Autograph inscriptions by Sunsarié de Larcône, Balenciaga's muse, are extremely rare; the author would die prematurely on September 28, 1962 aboard the Aston Martin DB4 of her lover Roger Nimier.