Gris (Grey)

Criel, Gaston. Gris (Grey). Lille, France: Les Editions de la Hune, 1938. Limited First edition. 1/400. Small octavo. Unpaginated. [24]pp. Original glassine over printed dust-jacket and blind wrappers. “Gris” (Grey) is a collection of dark poems written by Gaston Criel (1913-1990), the noted French poet, writer and jazz enthusiast. One of 400 copies on grey Vergé paper, of which this is No. 266. Glassine creased and age-toned. Offsetting on endpapers. Text in French. Glassine in overall fair, dust-jacket and wrappers in good+, interior in very good condition. g to g+. Softcover. (38270) $75