The Devil in the Body. Roman. Paris, Bernard
Grasset, 1923.
In-12 : white vellum, smooth spine, untrimmed, gilt head, cover and spine preserved (period binding).
First edition.
Number 1 of the 15 first copies on japon impérial.
First novel by Raymond Radiguet (1903-1923). Its insolent and provocative character caused a scandal and ensured the success of the book, which sold 40,000 copies upon its release. Veterans' associations violently denounced a book whose teenage hero sees in the war only four years of great holidays suitable for cuckolding a poilu.
Modest binding but strictly of the period, which is not common.
The endpapers are unusually decorated.
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