Paris/New York: Harrison of Paris/Minton, Balch and Company, 1931, one of 20 copies marked "not for sale", with rare, original signed Calder ink drawing hinged in after front free fly, approx. 9-7/8 x 7-1/4 in.; maroon paper covered cardboard slipcase and cover, printed paper labels with particulars to spine of cover and front of slipcase, in publisher's glassine wrapping, title printed to front of dust jacket of Guarro's Spanish pure rag paper with colored silk threads, over/adhered to cardboard boards, pastedowns and text block of Guarro's Spanish pure rag paper, deckled edges, large octavo approx. 3/4 x 8 x 10-3/8 in.

Provenance: Michael L. Laughlin Estate, Aiken, South Carolina

Note: This copy, like the limited edition of 50, is printed on Guarro’s Spanish pure rag paper, but unlike any other known copies, has an unnumbered, signed original ink drawing by Calder hinged in at the front. This drawing does not appear in the published work, but seems to illustrate the story of A Dog and A Thief on page 116. Another known copy of the 20 “not for sale” editions with a different, printed blue paper jacket appears to have been printed on Auvergne paper like the larger run of 595, and lacks an original drawing, indicating that there is some variance within the limited edition of 20, and emphasizing the rarity of this copy.