*ALAIN-FOURNIER - RÉMON (Jean-Pierre). Le Grand Meaulnes. Lausanne : André Gonin, [1956]. - In-folio, in sheets, filled cover, folder and case of the publisher. Edition printed at 200 copies on Rives paper, signed by the publisher and the artist at the justification, illustrated with 53 original gouaches, including one in the frontispiece and 52 in the text, by the painter Jean-Pierrre RÉMON (born in 1928), making each copy truly unique. This one is enriched with an original gouache signed on the full page and with this beautiful autograph sending from the artist : " For Mr. and Mrs. A. Métraux // this copy of "Le Grand Meaulnes" // painted for them with tenderness // and emotion... // for them, the friends of painters // and poets... // May this small quiet // and mysterious pond bring them a // little bit of the // marvellous atmosphere of this unforgettable // -book, and a lot of my // sudden and sincere friendship . // (It is so rare for a // painter to meet the true // friends of painters!) // faithful and affectionate // memory of Jean-Pierre Rémon // P.S. see you soon! // Basel June 18, 1957 " A very well preserved copy. On the illustration on page 24, the artist has added: "watercolor finished in June 1958".