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FIRST EDITION. 

ONE OF THE FIRST 109 NUMBERED COPIES REIMPOSED IN QUARTO TELLLIÈRE FORMATThe 895 copies follow in the in-12 format.

Inscribed and signed by the author :

"For Patrick Gauthier-Landau this first collection of short stories
It seems to me that the last of these "Christmas Day" news is the best.
I didn't read them again. They made a big impression on me, after the romance of...Étiennea recourse to a certain realism. I had not yet opted for the new one (as I conceive it, as I conceived it with the Living)
Paris, June 1966, with my heartfelt thanks, Mr. Arland."