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ELUARD, Paul (1895-1952, pseud. of Eugène Grindel). Capitale de la douleur. Paris: Imprimerie Sainte-Catherine (Bruges) for Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, 8th September 1926.
4o (215 x 160 mm). ONE OF 109 LARGE-PAPER COPIES (Lafuma-Navarre), copy E of nine hors commerce. With errata-slip.
MOSAIC BINDING BY PIERRE-LUCIEN MARTIN, signed and dated 1955: smooth gilt-lettered black-morocco spine, Cubist covers of white, black, citron, ochre and blue-grey polished calf, top edges gilt, uncut, black and white glazed endpapers, original printed wrappers and back-strip bound in. Provenance: bought from Lucien Goldschmidt in 1956.
FIRST EDITION. These Surrealist poems written in 1921-26 show Eluard at the height of his powers. Finely designed and executed binding by Martin (1913-85).
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MOSAIC BINDING BY PIERRE-LUCIEN MARTIN, signed and dated 1955: smooth gilt-lettered black-morocco spine, Cubist covers of white, black, citron, ochre and blue-grey polished calf, top edges gilt, uncut, black and white glazed endpapers, original printed wrappers and back-strip bound in. Provenance: bought from Lucien Goldschmidt in 1956.
FIRST EDITION. These Surrealist poems written in 1921-26 show Eluard at the height of his powers. Finely designed and executed binding by Martin (1913-85).