GUITRY (Sacha). Histories of France. Fourteen paintings, drawings, sketches and caricatures. Paris: L'Illustration, 1929. - In-4, 322 x 295. Blue morocco, royal coat of arms gilt on the upper left corner of the first plate, spine ribbed, white morocco lining with gilt fillet, the first one decorated with the imperial eagle gilt on the upper left corner, red morocco endpapers, the first one decorated with the beam of the revolutionary lictor gilt on the upper left corner, gilt edges, cover preserved, case (H. Blanchetière). Pre-original edition of this historical play in 14 tableaux retracing the history of France from the invasion of Gaul by the Romans to the end of the First World War. It was performed for the first time on October 7, 1929 at the Pigalle theater, with music by Henri Busser. ONE OF 16 NUMBERED COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPON, the only one printed on large paper, this one bearing the number 6 specially printed for Bernard Bloch-Levalois, a childhood friend of the author who bore this autograph dedication signed on the title: A mon cher ami // Bernard Bloch Levalois // en témoignage d'une amitié // que le temps fortifie // Sacha GuitrySuperb copy in Blanchetière's triple binding, made for Bloch-Levalois who had it enriched with an autograph painting by Sacha Guitry giving the distribution of the roles from tableau VI to tableau X, and the programme of the Pigale theatre reenlarged to the format of the book, dedicated by Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Printemps to Bloch-Levalois . A perfectly preserved copy, despite some wear to the slipcase. Provenance: Bernard Bloch-Levalois.