Description

EXCEPTIONAL SET IN TWO DECORATED BINDINGS BY GEORGES LEROUX COMPRISING :

- THE FIRST EDITION WITH AN INTERMEDIATE STATE OF THE ETCHING ENHANCED BY THE ARTIST (1)
- HENRI KRÉA'S COMPLETE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT AND TWO SETS OF PROOFS (2)

(1). The ravine of the wild woman
One volume in-12 (222 x 105 mm).
FIRST EDITION.
Unique edition of 60 copies signed by the author and accompanied bya coloured etching signed by Matta frontispiece.
The copy is enriched withan intermediate state of the etching coloured with pastels by the artist and signed.

(2). COMPLETE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT of Henri Kréa's text accompanied by proofs.
One volume in-4 (267 x 209 mm).
The volume brings together the 8 signed autograph manuscripts of the poems that make up the collection. They were probably written several times and on different media. The manuscripts, written on one side only, are mounted on blank sheets. Sets of proofs with corrections are interleaved:
- The Ravine of the Wild Woman 6 autograph leaves (135 x 190 mm, blue ink), final signature. A printed proof with a few autograph corrections by the author (one sheet measuring 90 x 235 mm) precedes the manuscript of the poem.
- A proof printed on blue paper of the last 7 poems of the collection with some autograph corrections by the author, 5 leaves (150 x 255 mm).
- Temporal Poetry Eternal Poetry 5 autograph sheets (205 x 270 mm, black ink), final signature.
- Gnosis 1 autograph sheet (205 x 270 mm, black ink), final signature.
- Schoolgirls 1 autograph sheet (205 x 270 mm, black felt pen), final signature.
- The weight of time 1 autograph sheet (205 x 270 mm, black ink), final signature and date 27.11. 59.
- Sun 1 autograph sheet (205 x 270 mm, black ink), final signature and date 27.11. 59.
- Meanwhile... 1 autograph sheet (205 x 270 mm peeling paper, black felt pen), final signature.
- Wheat 1 autograph sheet (205 x 270 mm peeling paper, black felt pen), final signature.
- Complete typescript used for typesetting the work: 7 leaves (205 x 270 mm paper) with handwritten remarks by the printer on the first leaf.

HANDSOME, WELL-ESTABLISHED SET IN TWO DECORATED BINDINGS SIGNED BY GEORGES LEROUXdated 1965 and housed in a double-compartment case.