[COCTEAU, JEAN],LE LIVRE BLANC. [Paris]: Paul Morihien, [1949]., Large octavo, in the publisher's printed wrappers. pp. 3 p.l., 11-[87], [1 leaf]colophon. Four color illus. in text (3 full-page with no text on verso) after designs by Cocteau. Limited to 500 numbered copies, this copy is one of 475 on paper watermarked 'vélin Johannot'. Third edition of this famous semi-autobiographical text by Jean Cocteau, following editions in 1928 and 1930. All were issued in small numbers and published anonymously. Minor wear to the glassine overlay.
PROVENANCE: Estate of Jim Graham, former Washington, DC, Councilman Estimate $200-300
