First edition on ordinary paper. Handsome autograph inscription signed by Marguerite Yourcenar to Bernard Gheerbrandt, a student of Gaston Bachelard's and founder of the La Hune bookshop and the Club des libraires de France : "à Bernard Gheerbrandt... Ces puissances de l'or, de l'esprit et de la révolte au XVIème siècle...[for Bernard Gheerbrandt…These golden forces from the spirit and the revolt of the 16th century]" A good copy complete with illustrated dust jacket (spine sunned), and some press clippings tipped in.