Presentation Copy With An Original Gouache Illustration by Jean Hugo

(Paris): NRF (Gallimard, 1954). First edition, letter B of only eight lettered copies on velin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre paper (from a total edition of 48 copies). Presentation copy, inscribed by illustrator and artist Jean Hugo, in green gouache, to his friend Richard J. Wattenmaker ("for Richard Wattenmaker / Fourques 1970"), and with an elaborate original floral illustration by him above same, in green, red, yellow, and blue gouache. Illustrated by Hugo. Publisher's pictorial yellow wrappers, in original glassine; text unopened.

A near-fine copy, with a lovely original illustration by artist Jean Hugo.