GENET (JEAN) Querelle de Brest, NUMBER 20 OF 460 COPIES, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO BORIS KOCHNO...

GENET (JEAN) Querelle de Brest, NUMBER 20 OF 460 COPIES, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO BORIS KOCHNO on title ('Mon cher Boris, tu peut être sûr de mon amitié. Je compte sur la tienne et sur ton talent pour me permettre de réaliser 'L'enterrement' Jean Genet'), of a total edition of 525 copies, 30 full-page lithographs by Jean Cocteau, untrimmed in publisher's illustrated wrappers, glassine wrapper (torn without loss), original board chemise with printed label and ties (joints split), folio, [Paris, Paul Morihien, 1947] Footnotes: PRESENTATION COPY TO BORIS KOCHNO OF QUERELLE DE BREST, ILLUSTRATED WITH LITHOGRAPHS BY COCTEAU, GENET'S MENTOR AND CLOSE FRIEND. Jean Cocteau encouraged Genet to experiment with various genres, including film and theatre, and helped establish Genet's reputation amongst the Parisian literary circles. The novel is set in the port of Brest and its protagonist, Georges Querelle, is a bisexual thief, prostitute and serial killer who manipulates and kills his lovers for thrills and profit. Provenance: Boris Kochno, inscription to him from Genet on title. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing