paper wrappers, chemise, slipcase
1947 · Paris, France
by Comte de Lautrèamont (but Ducasse, Isidore-Lucien)
Paris, France: Société des Francs-Bibliophiles, 1947. paper wrappers, chemise, slipcase. Houplain, Jacques. 4to. paper wrappers, chemise, slipcase. Limited to 160 numbered copies, of which this is one of 10 copies with a separate suite of 32 prints on Malacca blanc paper. Printed on extremely fine Arches wove paper. The second book published by the Société des Francs-Bibliophiles. A livre d'artiste illustrated with 27 original surrealist etchings by Jacques Houplain. Introduction by Francis Ambriëre. Loosely inserted is an original drawing by Houplain housed in a portfolio. Also loosely inserted is the menu, which Houplain has signed, printed for the (truncated)