First edition published under pseudonym in 250 numbered copies on Holland paper. With a frontispiece portrait of the author. Book dedicated to the Gauls alone, to those who still love the ribaldry and the salty and spicy words of our forefathers. Rare and handsome copy. Autograph inscription signed by Jho Pâle to Monsieur Patay below his portrait, we include a visiting card of the author when he was a publicist.