JABÈS, Edmond; Gabriel Bounoure (pref)

Je bâtis ma demeure: poèmes 1943-1957

Paris: Gallimard, 1959. First Edition. First trade printing after a numbered issue of 30 copies. 12mo (19cm). Printed wrappers; 362,(4)pp. Text unopened (pages uncut). Bright, unread copy with mild toning to text paper; Very Good. Text entirely in French.

First collected edition of Jabès' poems in French, published shortly after his escape from Egypt during the Suez Crisis of 1957.

Price: $75.00

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