[BUFFET]. GIONO (Jean) Recherche de la pureté. Paris, Henri Creuzevault, 1953. Pet. in-folio in leaves, illustrated cover, folder and slipcase. First separate edition, with a foreword by Pierre Bergé. Edition decorated with 21 original drypoints by Bernard Buffet, including one for the cover. Limited edition of 160 numbered copies on Rives vellum paper, signed by the author and the artist; Autograph signed letter from Bernard Buffet.