CÉLINE (Louis-Ferdinand). Voyage au bout de la nuit. Novel. Paris: Denoël et Steele, 1932. - In-8, 184 x 116: 623 pp. printed cover. Jansenist black morocco, smooth spine, black morocco edge-to-edge lining, red box endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, black morocco spine and cover bands folder, lined slipcase (Alix). Dauphin & Fouché, 32A1. First edition, dedicated to Elisabeth Craig, of Céline's first and most famous novel. In this novel, the author conveys his vision of the world and mankind through the peregrinations of Ferdinand Bardamu. Bardamu embarks on a journey to Africa and then America, which takes him ever deeper into misery and social decline. Written in spoken, slang language, this novel is a virulent critique of war, its cruelty and the cowardice to which it pushes human beings. One of the non-commercial copies on esparto. The edition on large paper amounts to only 10 copies on Arches laid paper, 100 on Alfa and a few hors commerce also on Alfa. A very fine copy in Alix's triple binding, perfectly preserved.