Lot no. 110
COCTEAU (Jean). La Machine infernale. Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1934. In-12, brown half-maroquin with stripes, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine (Semet & Plumelle). First edition illustrated with 16 unpublished compositions by Jean Cocteau. One of 19 first copies on japon impérial, enriched with an autograph card signed by the author. Enclosed is a printed note from the author expressing his regrets at not being able to be in Paris for the dedication of his book. From the libraries of Jérôme Lebrun, Jean Lebrun and Raoul Simonson, with bookplates.
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