GAXOTTE (Pierre) - GANTNER (Bernard). The Ill Region: Between the Vosges and the Rhine. Paris: E.A.D., [1967]. — folio size, loose-leaf, hardcover with filled spine, in the publisher’s mustard-colored cloth slipcase. First edition, printed in a run of 291 copies, illustrated with 21 original lithographs by the painter Bernard GANTNER (1928–2018). A private collector’s copy, printed on Rives vellum paper, specially produced for the typographer Pierre Jean Mathan, who handled the printing of the book’s text. It is complete with the afterword by Monsignor Weber and is enriched with a color suite of illustrations as well as 16 original ink sketches, spread over 3 in-4 pages. It also includes this autographed dedication by the author: “To my Alsatian friends // with whom I spent // the four difficult years / in Clermont-Ferrand // (1940–1944) // Pierre Gaxotte.” Very well-preserved copy. Provenance: Pierre Jean Mathan Collection.