COCTEAU (Jean) - HUGNET (Georges). - Lot 203

COCTEAU (Jean) - HUGNET (Georges). La Nappe du Catalan. Paris : s.n., 1952. -In-4, in sewn binders, in embossed paper cover imitating a tablecloth. First edition of this collection of 64 poems illustrated with 17 color lithographs, including one on the cover and 16 full-page, by Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) and Georges HUGNET (1906-1974). "These poems, written simultaneously, were composed on restaurant tablecloths over the course of several lunches. Each poet left gaps in his verses, which the other filled. For the lithographs illustrating them, the color is from one and the line from the other" (Foreword). Limited edition of only 113 copies, signed by both authors at the justification; this is one of 80 on Rives vellum. A very well preserved copy, despite the slightly browned spine.