Vowels
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1996. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator. One volume (15 ¼ x 12 3/4). The book is illustrated with three watercolor woodblock prints by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Each print required between 23 - 30 woodblocks, one for each color used in the prints. The book is signed by Cartier-Bresson, with this copy being #103 of 300. The beautiful textured paper was hand-made in Japan and the book was hand-bound in the same natural linen used for the box. Arthur Rimbaud was a forerunner of the surrealist and wrote all of his extant poems before the age of twenty, incl 'Sonnet des Voyelles' - Vowels, contained in this book. The English translation by Wallace Fowlie. A very collectable copy with the original monthly letter laid in (#578) as well as the original LEC invoice at $3000. The clamshell case in NF or better condition and the book as new. This is an oversized book and additional shipping cost may apply Print info from 1985 Bibliography and Snyman - Grossman LEC Checklist #578. Item #1044
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