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Lot n° 1323

COCTEAU, Jean.

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The Great Divide. Novel. Paris, Librairie Stock, 1923. In-12 [188 x 117] of (2) ff. 203 pp, (2) ff. the last one blank, 1 f. errata : paperback. First edition. Press copy, with uncorrected mistakes, complete with errata sheet added at the end. Autograph letter signed to Paul Morand : My dear // Paul - I am // very afraid // Your friend // Jean Cocteau // May 1923 Paul Morand and Jean Cocteau met for the first time in 1915 and became very close. Their friendship lasted until Jean Cocteau's death in 1963. Traces of humidity on the cover.