COCTEAU, Jean.
Le Secret professionnel. Paris, Librairie Stock, 1922.
In-16 [139 x 95] of 79 pp. black half-box, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine kept (modern binding).
First edition.
It is illustrated with a portrait of the author after a drawing by Picasso.
BEAUTIFUL AUTOGRAPHIC SENDER SIGNED ON THE FALSE TITLE:
Take this // little flashlight // with you // on your // travels // my dear Roché and // help us. //
Your friend // from the bottom of his heart // Jean // Sept 1922
Art dealer and collector, Henri-Pierre Roché (1879-1959) played a key role in the development of art in his time. He is the late author of Jules and Jim (1953), successfully adapted to the cinema by François Truffaut (1962). He met Cocteau in 1914, with whom he maintained a very friendly relationship.
Nice copy enriched with two press clippings.
Slight cracks at the hinge of the first cover.
