LÉGER (Fernand)] - RIMBAUD (Arthur). The... - Lot 210 - Ader

LÉGER (Fernand)] - RIMBAUD (Arthur). The Illuminations. Preface by Henry Miller. Lausanne : Éditions des Gaules, [1949]. - In-4, 330 x 250 : 134 pp, (5 ff. last 2 blank), printed cover. In sheets, filled cover, publisher's folder and slipcase. Edition of 395 copies, illustrated with 15 original full-page lithographs by Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955). One of 275 copies on hand-tinted vellum paper (n° 142), this one including 6 of the 15 lithographs stencilled under the direction of Louis Grosclaude, with the latter's signature as well as Fernand Léger's in the justification. The number of enhanced lithographs varies from copy to copy. Cover damaged and stained in places, some wear to the case. The book is perfectly preserved. The cover is slightly browned.