BENANTEUR (Abdallah) - ǦĀMĪ (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad). - Lot 194

BENANTEUR (Abdallah) - ǦĀMĪ (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad). The desert of illusion. S.l., [1965].- In-12 oblong, gray box, boards including a large piece of beige paper pelure, small rectangle of gray box decorated with a black abstract composition on the first board, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Alix). Very rare first edition of the French translation of this beautiful poem by the 15th-century Persian poet ǦĀMĪ or Djâmi (1414-1492). It is illustrated with 20 original color engravings by Abdallah BENANTEUR (b. 1931). Limited edition of only 10 copies on wove paper, signed by the artist at the justification. This is one of the "hors commerce" copies justified "H.C.". A very fine copy bound by Alix in the 1980s.