Genet (Jean) Notre-Dame des Fleurs, first trade edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to "A William Miller mon cher Bill. Je suis heureux d'avoir l'occasion de te redire mon amitié et aussi mon amitié pour Cesare. Je vous aime beaucoup... Jean Genet" to half-title, printed in red and black, light browning, mostly marginal, original wrappers, glacine dust-jacket, lightly browned, spine ends chipped, with brown paper protective cover (chipped and worn) signed by the recipient on the upper panel, [Lyon], L'Arbalete, [1948]; and another copy of the first trade edition, unsigned, 8vo (2)

⁂ A good association copy, inscribed to artist and model Bill Miller (1921-95), a prominent figure in the gay social scene of New York in the 1940s (and often referred to as its most beautiful member), friends with figures including Genet, Auden, Cocteau, Coward, Vidal, Maugham and many others.