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The Mystery of Jean the Birdcatcher - Manuscript of History

The Mystery of Jean the Birdcatcher - Manuscript of History

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Reproduction Originale

Exemplaires numérotés de 1 à 1,000


Paris, 1925


The Mystery of Jean the Birdcatcher was published in January 1925 with a run of 142 copies.

Surrounding the 31 self-portraits, drawn under the influence of opium, Cocteau scrawled several notes, aphorisms and short monologues... which are testament to the poet's despair after losing the love of his life.



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The Mystery of Jean the Birdcatcher - Manuscript of History

The Mystery of Jean the Birdcatcher - Manuscript of History


Reproduction Originale

Exemplaires numérotés de 1 à 1,000


Paris, 1925


The Mystery of Jean the Birdcatcher was published in January 1925 with a run of 142 copies.

Surrounding the 31 self-portraits, drawn under the influence of opium, Cocteau scrawled several notes, aphorisms and short monologues... which are testament to the poet's despair after losing the love of his life.






July 1924. On holiday at the Hotel Welcome in Villefranche-sur-mer, Jean Cocteau was just about to begin one of his most intimate and and staggering works.

Jean Cocteau's Exceptional Manuscript

Jean Cocteau was devastated after his lover Raymond Radiguet's death in December 1923. In a state of despair, he cloistered himself in his hotel room. Galvanized by his heavy use of opium and his vivid imagination, he began repetitively tracing the lines of his face as he saw them in the mirror.

The result is a series of 31 fascinating self-portraits




A key to Understanding Jean Cocteau

Throughout this introspective and repetitive gestural act, Jean Cocteau muffles his despair, reflects on death and on creation, and summons artists who have inspired him like Picasso and Apollinaire.

The Mystery of Jean the Birdcatcher links Cocteau's past works (which he often alludes to) to his drafts to come.


A Practically Unpublished Work

Limited to only 130 copies in 1925, the manuscript had yet to be published since then. Les Éditions des Saints Pères is proud to present the work to the wider public for the very first time.


A Bilingual Edition in Two Volumes



This edition is divided into two volumes: the complete reproduction of the manuscript (volume 1), and an analysis of the poet's self-portraits and aphorisms (volume 2). The edition is prefaced by Dominique Marny, vice-president of the Cocteau Committee. The edition is also bilingual — all text is translated from French to English.



First print run limites to 1.000 copies


This edition will be released in two print runs: the first will be blue and silver, and hand numbered from 1 to 1,000. The second print run will be limited to 1,000 copies, not numbered.

Height : 35 cm
Width : 25 cm
Weight : 5 kg
Number of Pages : 376 pages
Paper : Fedrigoni Avorio Luxury Paper
Cover : Azure
Binding : Black
Bookmark : Black
Endpapers : Black
Numbered Copy : Yes

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