Unbound, unpaginated album (28.4 x 19.5 cm) with 24 leaves (12 folded sheets 28 x 38 cm each), printed on thick wove paper, watermarked Vidalon, with text and 31 vignettes, some pages foxed.
Publisher’s original flapped cream wrappers, lettering to front: Raymond Radiguet | Vers Libres | {vignette} ||
Half-title: “Vers Libres” on a ribbon covering a stick, garland, and flute.
Title: Raymond Radiguet | Vers Libres | {vignette} | NOGENT | AU PANIER FLEURI ||
Illustrations: Cover vignette, frontispiece, tail- and a headpiece for introduction, and vignettes (total 31 illustrations) undoubtedly attributed Rojan (Feodor Rojankovsky).
Poems: Chat perché; Champigny, Les fiancés de treize ans, Saison, Le petit journal, Ébauches, Usée, Jeux innocents, Bains publics, L’autre bouche, Cinématographe.
In 1937, the «Jeux innocents» piece was added to the 1935 edition, together with 4 illustrations on top of 27 vignettes in 1935, making it 31.
Edition: 1st thus; however, the 1935 edition may be considered the ‘real’ 1st. Limitation on the last page: the total print run on 250 copies by subscription only, this copy is № 181 from 243 on Vélin de Vidalon (as per Dutel).
Illustrations printed in black and stencil-coloured (au pochoir).
Catalogue raisonné: Dutel 2593; Nordmann (2): 451.
Contributors:
Raymond Radiguet (French, 1903 – 1923) – author.
Feodor Rojankovsky [Rojan; Рожанковский, Фёдор Степанович] (Russian-American, 1891 – 1970) – artist.
