by A.W. Raitt.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981.

First edition, first printing.

1981 date printed to the title page.

Illustrated with photographs.

An in-depth, detailed biography of the French author's life, including friends, writer associates, career, and an analysis of his life-influenced works.

Presentable, collectible gift item, elusive in the original dust jacket.

Minute crimp to the lower spine edge, else very nearly fine in polished black linen with gilt embossed titles, emblem, and rules to the spine, blue end-papers; in fine dust jacket; original printed £25.00 net in UK price still intact to the front inner flap.

Octavo; 452 pages; bibliography; notes; index.

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