1959 · Paris
by Michaux, Henri
Paris: Flinker, 1959. One of 1140 numbered copies on papier Robertsau wove, from a total edition of 1190. Page size: 10-3/8 x 7-3/8 inches Handsomely bound in3/4 green morocco and pastepaper boards; spine paneled, title gilt; top edge gilt, original Covers bound in, fine. 12 pages of abstract designs after delicate pen drawings by Karl Flinker, who serves here as both artist and publisher. The colophon reads: "Realise par Karl Flinker, cet ouvrage a ete acheve d'imprimer en mail mil neuf cent cinquante neuf sur les presses de l'imprimerie Baguenier Desormeaux a Paris sous la direction technique de G. Chassery". Henri Michaux, French poet of Belgian origin, supplied the pretext for Flinker's designs with this poetry called "Paix dans les brisements", the recitation of his dreams and hallucinations. (Inventory #: 1384)