Le Rivage des Syrtes

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Lafuma pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies after 40 on Rives laid paper.
This novel was awarded the Prix Goncourt, which the author declined. The previous year, in the pamphlet La Littérature à l'estomac, Julien Gracq had denounced the commercial system of literature, in particular criticizing literary prizes.
A very handsome copy.