first edition
1926 · Paris
by Gide, Andre
Paris: Editions de la Pleiade, 1926. First Trade Edition, one of 2,500 copies on velin du Marais, from a total issue of 2650; 8vo; 88pp; handsomely rebound in 3/4 brown morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, fine. The first edition was printed privately in a limited numer in 1922; the present edition was the first to be available to the public. (Inventory #: 2493)