CAMUS (Albert). Noces. S.l. [Paris], Cent femmes amies des livres, 1952. In-4, edition illustrated by Pierre-Eugène Clairin with 21 color woodcuts after his watercolors. Limited edition of 120 copies on Vidalon pur fil paper, this one n°102 printed for Madame P.-E. Clairin. Bound in full vellum à la Bradel, smooth spine, title and author in red, top edge gilt, silk moire endpapers and lining, covers and spine preserved, in chemise and slipcase. Enriched with a handsome autograph letter from Albert Camus to the Clairins: "a Madeleine et Pierre Eugène Clairin, ces [Noces] qui nous ont réunis une fois de plus, autour d'un des beaux lieux du monde / avec les remerciements et les amitiés fidèles d'Albert Camus". with 4 original signed watercolors by Clairin and one of the 25 illustration suites. Provenance: Bibliothèque Elvire Choureau. (Traces of glue on 3 final blank leaves, probably from old additional documents with which the book was to be enriched, rubbing to the slipcase). Expert : Mr. Nicolas Asvisio