APPEL & ALECHINSKY; Two Brush Paintings their poems by Hugo Claus
signed first edition
1980 · [Paris]
by Karel APPEL & Pierre ALECHINSKY] - Hugo Claus
[Paris]: Yves Riviere, 1980. First Edition. 4to, unpaginated. Bound in original publisher's printed wraps. A very good copy illustrated in black and white and color. Inscribed on the title page by Hugo Claus to poet William Jay Smith: " voor Willima Jay Smith | von werke | mes my danj | Hugo Claus [who has made a small reproduction of the publisher's monogram]. Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (1929 - 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English. - Wikipedia. (Inventory #: 51265)