| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | Dedié | à Pierre Fournier. | avec mon amitié | et l'admiration. | B. Martinů | Ire Concerto | pour violoncelle | avec l' orchestre. | B. Martinu. | Bohuslav Martinů | Orchestre. | 2 Fl., 2 ob, 2 cl., 2 Bs | 4 Cors, 2 trp – 3 trb. | Timp. T. pic, G. caisse – Piatti | Strings. | La partition revisée en 1955. |
| Number of leaves | 28 + titulní list / title leaf |
| Number of pages bearing notation | 56 + title page |
| Original pagination | 1–56 |
| Dimensions (width x height) | 287 x 358 mm |
| Binding | Spiral binding |
| Brand of paper | Circle Blue Print Co., Inc. |
| Number and arrangement of staves | 20 (title page, pp. 1–4, 12–13, 17–18, 33, 49–56) / 24 (pp. 5–11, 14–16, 19–32, 34–48) |
| Diplomatic transcription of performing forces - 1st page of the score | Fl. 1. 2. | Ob. 1. 2. | Cl. 1. 2. | Bs. 1. 2. | Horn. | Trt. 1. 2. | Trb 1. 2. 3. | Timp. | T. pic. | Piatti | I | II. | V. | Vc. | D. B |
| Markings by B. Martinů | Blue pen, probably only on the title page: “avec mon amitié | et l'admiration. | B. Martinů”, “Bohuslav Martinů” |
| Other markings | Pierre Fournier (blue pen, blue and lead pencil); Pierre Fournier or a conductor (red pencil) |
| Comments | Three letters from Martinů to Fournier are enclosed to the reproduction of the autograph score (3 f., 5 pp.; see Fou 1955-06-13, Fou 1955-06-30 and Fou 1955-08-23) |