VERCORS. The Silence of the Sea. S.l. : Éditions Terres latines,[1952]. - In-8, paperback, filled cover, folder and publisher's case . Edition gathering 3 short stories from Vercors, namely Le Silence de la mer, La Marche de l'étoile and Les Armes de la nuit and containing an unpublished preface by the author in the form of a letter to the editor. The illustration consists of 8 original drypoints by Hermine DAVID (1886-1970), one on the cover and 7 out of text. Edition at 368 copies. One of the 18 names reserved for the publisher and his friends, this one specially printed for Vercors, printed on tinted vellum paper and enriched with a suite of the 7 non-text illustrations on Arches vellum . Perfectly preserved, entirely uncut copy. A few small freckles on the slices.