New York: Grove Press Inc., 1958. New York: Grove Press Inc.,, 1958. A fine, signed copy Octavo. Original quarter brown cloth, beige paper boards, titles to spine and front board in gilt. The binding sharp, internally crisp; a fine copy. First edition in English, signed limited issue, copy I of 26 lettered copies, specially bound and signed by Genet in turquoise ink. The Balcony was first published in French in 1956. Copies in such superb condition are notably uncommon.