First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Bradel binding in half indigo cloth, smooth spine faded and decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, binding characteristic of those that composed Henri Béraud's library. Precious signed autograph inscription from Blanche Vogt to Henri Béraud. Endpapers lightly and partially shadowed. Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.