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BRULLER (Jean, known as VERCORS). 21 practical recipes for violent death, for the use of people who are discouraged or disgusted with life for reasons which, in short, are none of our business. Preceded by a small manual for the perfect suicide victim. Paris, chez l'auteur, 1926. Small in-4 square paperback in publisher's filled cover. First edition. This little masterpiece of black humor is the first book by Vercors (1902-1991), who didn't adopt his famous pseudonym until 1941, during the Resistance. 21 out-of-text plates, stencil-colored, and numerous black historiated vignettes and initials in the text, all by the author. Edition of 436 copies; no. 331 of 375 on Chesterfield laid paper. Fragile booklet, brown spots.

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BRULLER (Jean, known as VERCORS). 21 practical recipes for violent death, for the use of people who are discouraged or disgusted with life for reasons which, in short, are none of our business. Preceded by a small manual for the perfect suicide victim. Paris, chez l'auteur, 1926. Small in-4 square paperback in publisher's filled cover. First edition. This little masterpiece of black humor is the first book by Vercors (1902-1991), who didn't adopt his famous pseudonym until 1941, during the Resistance. 21 out-of-text plates, stencil-colored, and numerous black historiated vignettes and initials in the text, all by the author. Edition of 436 copies; no. 331 of 375 on Chesterfield laid paper. Fragile booklet, brown spots.

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