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BETTENCOURT Pierre.

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The Hidden Abyss or the Pilgrimage to Jerusalem 1853-1870. [1987]. In-8, paper slipcase-sleeve designed by Bettencourt. Corrected typescript, annotated, monogrammed and dated by Bettencourt. BETTENCOURT Pierre. The hidden abyss or the Pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Belfond, 1988. In-8, paperback. First edition. Autograph letter signed "For Jean-Luc Mercié, pilgrim of Constantinople so open to all that comes from heaven, his celestial friend, Pierre Bettencourt, Stigny the 3.1. 88-89". A photograph of Bettencourt signed by Boubat is attached. BETTENCOURT Pierre. The hidden abyss or the Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Belfond, 1988. In-8, paperback. Copy filled by the author with reproductions of old engravings and with 26 corrections in red ink, sometimes of several lines, in view of the translation into Portuguese A letter from the author to Jean-Luc Mercié, concerning this translation, is attached.