47. BEAUVOIR (Simone de). La Force des choses. Paris, Gallimard, 1963, in-8, black morocco, boards covered with brown suede, on the first board a large rectangle of caramel box, title and date in large capitals mosaicked with glittery box, each initial in an inlaid square of dark brown box, lettering in white box, smooth spine decorated with small rectangles of burgundy box, author, title and date in gilt letters, first letter of each word in gilt lettering on square of light blue box, gilt head on booklet, cover and spine preserved folder, case (P.-L. Martin, 1964). First edition. 1/35 copies on Hollande van Gelder vellum (no. 29), first paper. The binding is similar to the one executed in 1966 for the same work and presented in the J.-P. G. sale (May 17-18, 1995, no. 51).