Description

FIRST EDITION.
ONE OF 300 COPIES WITHOUT EDITION NUMBER.

According to Clouzot, the work was "1250 copies were printed in four fictitious editions, the last three of which were labelled third, fourth and fifth editions. These are sold at a much lower price than the first edition, which, with no mention of the edition, has a print run of around 300 copies and is quite sought after".
Steel-engraved frontispiece by C. Cousin after Louis Boulanger, printed on blue chine appliqué, entitled "Clair de lune", wood-engraved vignette on the title, representing the Djinns, by Louis Boulanger.

A charming copy in contemporary binding.

Clouzot p.86
Talvart & Place, IX-13.
Vicar IV-44.
Bertin, no. 33