Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) Thomas the impostor. Histoire et Dessins. Paris: Nrf, 1927. - In-4, 28.2 x 22.6 cm: 172 pp, (1 f.), printed cover. Paperback, filled cover, folder and slipcase. First illustrated edition, with 40 drawings by the author, including one in color, one in black in the text and 38 full-page black drawings, in captioned serpents. ONE OF 8 FIRST EDITIONS ON OLD WHITE JAPON, this one of 6 containing a suite of full-page drawings on white japan, numbered II to VII (no. II). A very well preserved copy.