HOUVILLE (Gérard d'). Clowns. Paris: Les Amis... Lot 164

HOUVILLE (Gérard d'). Clowns. Paris: Les Amis d'Édouard, [1925]. - In-12, paperback, filled cover. First edition printed at 205 copies, forming the 92nd title of "Les Amis d'Édouard". One of the 194 copies on Arches (n° 129), enriched with this AUTOGRAPHIC SEND-IN TO THE WRITER AND DRAMATEUR MARCEL ACHARD (1899-1974) : " For Marcel Achard // in memory of the pleasure // enjoyed in // Voulez-vous vous jouer avec moâ // and in Malbourgh... // Gérard d'Houville " The author refers here to 2 plays by Achard, " Voulez-vous jouer ave moâ ? "created on December 18, 1923, directed by Charles Dullin, and "Malbourgh s'en va-t-en guerre, first performed on December 9, 1924, directed by Louis Jouvet. This provenance is important for this book because the third chapter is entirely devoted to "Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ ?" by Marcel Achard. Cover torn and missing at the back.