first edition
1953 · Paris
by Jacob, Max
Paris: Nouvelle Editions Debresse, 1953. First Edition, one of 300 on Velin Bouffant Alfa, from a total issue of 1000. 8vo; the three bound together in one volume in 3/4 dark green morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in. The Cahiers presented previously unpublished or little-known texts of the poet. Vol. I: Histoire du Roi Kaboul Ier et du Marmiton Gauwain. Vol. II: Lettres imaginaires. Presentation de Jean Cocteau. Illustrated with a self-portrait, drawn in 1923, reproduced as the frontispiece. Vol. III: Theatre I: Un Amour de Titien; La Police napolitaine. (Inventory #: 2534)