103 - [LITERATURE & THEATER] - VALÉRY, Paul

[LITERATURE & THEATER] - VALÉRY, Paul Amphion Paris: Published by the author, 1931 Small in-4° format. Full blue cloth. Title in black on the front cover. Blank spine (faded). Covers dusty with stains. Cover and spine worn. A very rare first edition, published as a separate print run, of this lyrical drama, which premiered to great acclaim in June 1931 at the Opéra Garnier, with music by Arthur Honegger and choreography by Ida Rubinstein. Originally published in the spring of 1931 in issue XXVII of the famous literary journal *Commerce*, this text was the subject of a confidential, deluxe limited edition, printed under the direct supervision of Paul Valéry to be given as gifts to his close friends and family. The paperback features a delicate blue cover illustrated with a vignette of the author. An exceptionally rare edition limited to only 50 numbered copies in total: 10 on Japanese paper and 40 on Dutch paper; this copy is 1/40 on Dutch paper (no. 26). Includes a precious autographed dedication by the author to Madame Jacques Errera, dated January 27, 1933, in Brussels. Valéry was the guest of honor at Madame Jacqueline Errera’s salon on that date. Provenance: from the Errera family library