VERCORS The silence of the sea. Les cahiers du silence. Paris, Editions de Minuit, February 20, 1942, in-8, full red cloth. Second edition of the first volume of clandestine editions published by Editions de Minuit. One of 100 ex-commerce copies (n°53).Le silence de la mer - Récit. Les cahiers du silence, London , 1943 ex number 53. 1 vol. red cloth binding, gilt title.