PONGE (Francis), La Seine, Paris, Lausanne: Éditions de Clairefontaine, [1950]. In-8, publisher's boards, in illustrated dust jacket. Original edition illustrated at the end with 111 black-and-white photographs by Swiss photographer and journalist Maurice Blanc (1910-1989), one of which is repeated on the dust jacket. Enriched with this autograph letter signed by the author on the masthead: "pour Evrard de Rouvre // avec beaucoup d'amitié // Francis Ponge. "Enclosed is the invitation to the first exhibition in France of Francis Ponge's work, held at the Max Ph. Delatte bookshop from March 5 to 19, 1951, accompanied by the 2-leaf in-8 booklet published for the occasion, giving the "Bibliographie sommaire" of Francis Ponge drawn up by Delatte and printed in an edition of 350 numbered copies, signed by the bookseller. A very well preserved copy, despite some soiling to the dust jacket.