Jean GIRAUDOUX.

Sodom and Gomorrah. Play in two acts. Frontispiece by Christian Bérard. Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1943. In-12, red half-maroquin with stripes, smooth spine decorated with golden stars, white vellum boards decorated with a set of golden and black fillets, untrimmed, golden head, covers and spine kept (P.-L. Martin). First edition. One of seven copies on China paper printed especially for the Pierre Berès bookshop (n° 7). It is curious to note that in 1943, in the middle of the Occupation, in addition to the print run on different papers (japon, madagascar, vellum pur fil, etc.) three Parisian booksellers ordered special print runs: seven chine for Pierre Berès, eight japon nacré for Blaizot and twenty-eight vergé pur fil for Jean Touzot. Very beautiful decorated binding by Pierre-Lucien Martin. It was executed for Jean Jacobi, with his ex-libris.