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Pierre André BENOIT. So on and so forth. No place...

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[Pierre André BENOIT]. So on and so forth. No place or date [Alès, PAB, 1960]. In-12 square, tabbed, green calf slightly marbled with black, smooth spine, corners marked in orange, linings and endpapers of black paper, entirely untrimmed, cover of preserved black paper, folder, case (Jean de Gonet, 1978). Original edition. Unique edition of 36 copies (no. 35). Erotic tale by Pierre André Benoit (1921-1993), published anonymously and illustrated with 6 original drypoints by André Masson out of text, here all exceptionally signed. Four are initialed, 2 are signed with the full name. Very nice binding by Jean de Gonet dating from the beginning of his activity. Back of the folder burnished (Saphire & Cramer, André Masson, catalogue raisonné des livres illustrés, nº 45 - Dutel, Bibliographie des ouvrages érotiques clandestinement publiés en français entre 1920 et 1970, nº 959 : "Gravures à la pointe sèche sur celluloïd" - Pia, Les Livres de l'Enfer, col. 9 - Fabienne Le Bars, Jean de Gonet, catalogue raisonné I, nº 0088 : "No information on the binding").