George-Daniel de Monfreid (1856-1929) Draft illustration for the cover of V. Segalen's Les Immémoriaux, [ca. 1921]. Woodcut. 122 x 187, printed in two tones (brown and maroon). A very fine proof on thin laid japan, enhanced with gold ink and green stencil ink. A pinhole above the X in the title band. Full margins. This subject appears under no. 19 in the catalog of the P. Saunier bookshop. Saunier, Dans les feuilles de bibassier, Spring 2022. It is described as "unpublished", "perhaps unique". Our print would then be the second known proof.