BRETON (André), Martinique charmeuse de serpents, Paris: Sagittaire, [1948]. - In-8, black half-chagrin, ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (period binding). First edition, illustrated with 11 compositions by André MASSON, including 1 on the cover, 1 frontispiece, 2 in the text and 7 full-page. Press copy, enriched with this handsome autograph letter from the author to surrealist painter Marcel Jean (1900-1993): "A Lily et Marcel Jean // pour - un instant - faire passer // l'air créole // sur leur armoire enchantée, // avec toute l'affection d'// André Breton. Provenance: Marcel Jean, with letter from the author and bookplate.