D. H. Lawrence / Drieu La Rochelle [Envoi signé à Jean Prévost] - L'homme qui était mort. Préface de Drieu La Rochelle. [EO. SP. Reliure signée de Faki] - 1933

First edition of the French translation, one of the ex. from the press service.
Precious copy enriched with an autograph signed by Drieu La Rochelle on the half-title page
“To Jean Prévost this story is a bedrock story. Drieu”.

Volume perfectly established by "J. Faki" in a luxury binding executed in chocolate half-morocco with corners. Title, author and date in gold. Golden head. Covers and spines preserved. Impeccable binding. Fresh interior without foxing, untrimmed margins. Back cover faded.

The Man Who Was Dead (The Escaped Cock 1929) is a "philosophical tale" of a resurrected Savior, a paganized Christ, who awakens to the consciousness of the flesh. "Lawrence meditated on all the great functions of man - and he showed that they are altered in our present state. In this the scope of his work is enormous, incalculable. He is a prophet. " (preface by Drieu la Rochelle) .

AUTHOR: D. H. Lawrence
TITLE: The Man Who Was Dead. Preface by Drieu La Rochelle. Translated from English by Jacqueline Dalsace and Drieu La Rochelle.
EDITION: Paris Gallimard, 1933 EO of the SP
Edition on current paper after 367 numbered on Alfa (only edition on large paper) . in -12 of 186 pp