1970
Proof copy (issued before the first edition).

The story of the indomitable Henri Charriere (1906-73), a French writer, convicted of murder in 1931 by the French courts and pardoned in 1970. He wrote the novel Papillon, a memoir of his incarceration in and escape from a penal colony in French Guiana. While Charrière claimed that Papillon was largely true, modern researchers believe that much of the book’s material came from other inmates, rather than Charrière himself. Charrière denied committing the murder, although he freely admitted to having committed various other petty crimes prior to his incarceration.

Paper wrappers chipped. Spine cocked.
1969 was the French First Edition.

R5,000