L'Entrée dans la baie et la prise de la ville de Rio de Janeiro en 1711 (With Signed Etching)

First edition of a literary work by Jean Ristat with 6 original illustrations by André Masson, and an afterword by Roland Barthes. 4to. 83 p.p. Published in Paris in 1971 by Les Éditeur Français Réunis, and printed by Biscaye Frères in an edition of 2200. This is copy number XVIII of a deluxe limited edition (of 120) on Velin d'ARCHES that includes a signed etching by Masson. Light rubbing to wrappers, sparse foxing to edges of text block, faint crease through length of rear wrapper.