8vo (218 × 150 mm). 244 pp., (2) ff. Original printed wrappers; uncut and unopened.
First edition, from the top tier of the limited issue. One of 31 copies on vergé de Hollande van Gelder, this being no. 3, forming the true tirage de tête. Illustrated with eight images opening the volume. Perspective cavalière occupies a central place in Breton’s late work, blending autobiographical reflection, aphoristic prose and the enduring surrealist gaze.
