Lecuire, Pierre. Le Livre des Livres. DELUXE Edition. Volumes I & II. 1974/1982.

Le Livre des Livres. A fusion of poetry and art and one of Pierre Lecuire's most ambitious projects, this innovative and remarkable work is made up of two volumes of poetry. The idea for Le Livre des Livres was greatly inspired by the etching Les Trois Livres by Hercules Seghers, where the artist created figures out of books. The poems take on various universal themes, and Lecuire was determined to publish Livres de Livres completely on his own so he could have full control over the typography and style of the book as well as the ability to choose the artists, artists he considered to be the greatest of their time. Both volumes are held in an artistic binder signed by reknown 20th century bookbinder Pierre-Lucien Martin complete of chemise and slipcase. Each volume is bound in a full navy blue leather cover with a composition of wide vertical grooves, smooth spine, decorated with the golden title, linings and endpapers.

LECUIRE (Pierre). Le livre des livres. Volume I. Paris, Lecuire, 1974: The first volumes contains twenty-two unpublished poems. These poems are illustrated by original engravings by artists such as Fermin Aguayo, Geneviève Asse, César, Serge Charchoune, Etienne-Martin, Claude Garache, Charles Marq, Jean Messagier, Henry Moore, Vera Pagava, Brigitte Simon, Arpad Szenès, Pierre Tal Coat, Raoul Ubac and Vieira da Silva. This copy is N 7, it is one of 25 numbered copies on paper à la forme du moulin de Larroque, with a suite of 22 signed and numbered engravings. It is part of a total edition of 130 copies. It includes an additional burin by Arpad Szenès on the frontispiece, a supplement of 2 artist's proofs by Vieira da Silva, an artist's proof by Geneviève Asse, an artist's proof by Serge Charchoune, an etching by Charchoune printed (5/5), and 3 artist's proofs by Charles Marq printed (3/5) and nine additional poems. All copies are signed by the artists and the poet.

LECUIRE (Pierre). Le livre des livres. Volume II. Paris, Lecuire, 1982: The second volume was published in 1982 and also consists of 22 unpublished poems. The poems are accompanied by 30 original engravings by artists such as Titus-Carmel, Zao Wou-Ki, Fossier, François Rouan, Kenneth Armitage, Jean Bazaine, André Marfaing, Jean-Michel Meurice, Jean Degottex, Pierre Boulez, Dado, Gregory Masurovski, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and others. This copy is N 7, it is one of 75 copies on paper à la forme du moulin de Larroque and one of 15 numbered copies containing a suite on China signed and numbered of the 35 engravings in the book: Armitage, Asse, Bazaine, Boulez, Dado, Degottex, Deux, Fossier, Gäfgen, Hamilton, Hélion, Ligeti, Marfaing, Masurovski, Meurice, Penalba, Rouan, Stockhausen, Titus-Carmel, Zao Wou-Ki, and 7 additional engravings. All copies are signed by the artists and the poet.