Thérèse Desqueyroux

First edition, one of 260 numbered copies on deluxe paper.

Half red morocco shagreen binding with corners; spine with five raised bands, ruled in black and decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt date at the foot; a small abrasion at the foot of the spine; marbled paper boards; marbled endpapers and doublures; original wrappers and spine preserved; gilt top edge; slipcase in full board covered with marbled paper.

A fine, attractively bound copy.

In 1962, the work was adapted for the cinema by Georges Franju, starring Philippe Noiret, Sami Frey, and Emmanuelle Riva.