The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy. Some occasional worming to edges. Autograph inscription signed by Eugène Ionesco to the graphic designer, typographer, illustrator, layout artist, writer Robert Massin known as Massin: "Pour Massin, affectueusement, Eugène Ionesco." (For Massin, affectionately, Eugène Ionesco.)