First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on vellum. Minor light stains on the front cover without consequence. Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Jean Jouve to Edwin Judson Pratt: "... dans la ténèbre et la clarté de 1944, avec mon amitié. Pierre Jean Jouve. Vendredi saint." ["... in the darkness and clarity of 1944, with my friendship. Pierre Jean Jouve. Good Friday."]