André VILLEBOEUF (1893-1956). Autograph manuscript signed, P - Lot 33

André VILLEBOEUF (1893-1956). Autograph manuscript signed, Papahouette, [1931]; 53 pages in-4, mounted on tabs, bound in a volume of olive-green morocco with wide decorative band of tan morocco edged with gilded fillets on the boards and inside, mosaic ribbed spine with gilded fillets (a little faded), slipcase (Le Douarin). Working manuscript of this prehistoric fantasy tale of Papahouette and his love for Evohé. It appeared in April 1931 in Le Crapouillot, and was published by Librairie de France that same year with etchings by the author, in collaboration with Dunoyer de Segonzac. The manuscript, abundantly corrected and crossed-out, partly in red and blue pencil, comprises a first part numbered 16 pages, and another, numbered 1 to 37. It is illustrated with 13 drawings or sketches in the margins or on the versos. Address at the head of the first page: "To that other Papahouette, to the tender Adal. Fraternally. Villeboeuf. August 13, 1931".