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Jean Cocteau | Poésies 1917-1920, Paris, 1920, first edition, inscribed by the author

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July 18, 03:16 PM GMT

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1,000 - 1,500 GBP

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Jean Cocteau


Poésies 1917-1920. Paris: Éditions de La Sirène, 1920


FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 32 NUMBERED COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 8vo, original wrappers, leaves uncut, a very good copy


One of 32 copies on hand-made paper, of a total edition of 1032. Inscribed by the author on half-title to Viscount Carlow with a drawing of a face. Cocteau served as a Red Cross ambulance driver during the war.