"Ce livre, le second publié par la Société 'Les Éclectiques du Livre' ... a été achevé d'imprimer le 12 janvier 1932, par Ducros et Colas, maitres imprimeurs a Paris. Le tirage a été limité a 170 exemplaires, dont 150, réservés aux membres de la Société, numérotés en chiffres arabes et 20 numérotés en chiffres romains."--Colophon

Rare Book copy: No. 85, for Roger Braun; with original printed wrappers bound in and an original watercolor and presentation inscription by the artist on a preliminary leaf. Bound in at end and laid in are 2 copies of a souvenir menu for "Diner de Marie-Claire" at Restaurant Lapérouse, dated February 11, 1932, both with a signed woodcut and with original watercolors by the artist, one also with a presentation inscription.

Gift; Vivian Berger; 2002.

Rare Book copy: Bound in full blue goatskin; upper cover with inlaid woodblock carved with a pictorial design, signed by the illustrator; spine with four raised bands that correspond to the sewing supports, with gilt lettering and blind-tooled lines resembling tying-up marks extending to the upper and lower covers; gold-tooled board edges; inner joint of blue goatskin; pastedowns of blue watered silk; turn-ins and joint with gilt fillet borders; decorated free endpapers lined with blue watered silk; three-color silk endbands; top edge gilt; signed "Jean Lambert rel." on tail end of upper turn-in; in slipcase tipped with blue goatskin.