[ED. MORNAY] DORGELES, Le Réveil des morts, 1924

Edition illustrated by Carlègle.
Le Réveil des morts takes place in the immediate post-war years 14-18 on the Chemin des Dames. The refugees return to their flattened country, completely destitute, and begin to live again in this territory disfigured by the war, where the dead rub shoulders with the living. Story of a disaster, of the establishment of war damages, it is the period of reconstruction and mourning.

One of 30 copies on Japon, ours n°14.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.