• it was simultaneously published (within 30 days) in the U.S. and in its source country (France) and is in the public domain in the U.S. as a U.S. work (no copyright registered, or not renewed),

or

• it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and
• it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and
• it was in the public domain in its home country (France) on the URAA date ( January 1, 1996 for most countries).

This work may still be copyrighted in other countries.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. This work was first published in France in 1929 and was not registered for copyright or renewed in the United States. Therefore, it is in the public domain in the U.S. under the URAA.