Genet, Jean Querelle de Brest. Mit 29 blattgroßen... Lot n° 1247

Cocteau, Jean Genet, Jean Querelle de Brest. With 29 full-page lithographs after drawings by Jean Cocteau. (Paris, P. Morihien, 1947.) 1 loose enclosed sheet. publisher's note, 305 p., 1 sheet. 4°. Ill. Softcover (somewhat rubbed, spine with small defects) in paperback chemise with D-title label, R-plate and ribbon ties (rubbed and somewhat discolored, joints cracked, inside unprofessionally restored with adhesive tape). One of 460 numbered copies on wove paper à la forme (GA 525). - Genet's homoerotic novel about the windy sailor Querelle and his machinations in the French coastal town of Brest was initially published anonymously in 1947. The present edition with illustrations by Jean Cocteau followed in the same year. - Minimally browned in the margins. Inconspicuous initial crease to upper inner margin. Overall a well-preserved, wide-margined and untrimmed copy. With 29 full page lithographs after drawings by Jean Cocteau. Ill. orig. wrappers in orig. paper chemise with closing bands (the latter with traces of wear and cracked joints, these unprofessionally restored with tape on the inside). - One of 460 numbered copies on vélin à la forme (total ed. 525). Genet's homoerotic novel about the windswept sailor Querelle and his machinations in the French coastal town of Brest was initially published anonymously in 1947. The present edition with illustrations by Jean Cocteau followed in the same year. - Minimally browned in the margins. Inconspicuous crease to the upper inner margin in the beginning. Overall a well-preserved, wide-margined and untrimmed copy. * This work is taxed. A premium of 23.95% will be added to the hammer price and the final invoice amount will be subject to 7% (books only) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books only) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.