Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales|Paris 1923|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
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⬨ 81694
First edition printed on alfa paper, no mention of deluxe copies. Some light foxing, spine cracked at head and foot, light marginal tears to boards. Complete with folding map. Preface by Maurice Barrès. Autograph inscription dated and signed by Pierre Lyautey to Bernard Boutet de Monvel: "En dessinant, à Fes, mon burnous, vous m'avez donné l'envie de continuer à vivre dans le décor - et donc d'aller en Orient. En vous remerciant et très affectueusement Pierre." ["In drawing, in Fez, my burnous, you gave me the desire to continue living in the setting - and thus to go to the Orient. With thanks and very affectionately Pierre."]