Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Hugnet, Georges. Miró, Juan. Enfances orné de trois eaux-fortes de Joan Miró.

With 3 orig. etchings by Joan Miró on plates. 20 unn. leaves. 4to. Orig. wrappers, uncut. – Paris, Editions Cahiers d’Art, 1933.

Edition originale. Miro’s second book illustration after „L’arbre des voyageurs“ by Tristan Tzara in 1930. One of 95 numbered copies on vélin d’Arches of a total limited edition of 100 trade copies, signed by the author and the artist. Georges Hugnet (1906-1974) created his 30 poems in the late 1920ies, initially as a collaborative project together with Gertrude Stein. They separated after some quarrels on the project. In 1933, Hugnet finally published the book with a printed dedication to the French poet Marcelle Ferry with whom he had a liason in the early 1930ies. – Cramer 2; Dupin 10-12. Not in the Bolliger catalogues. – Top of spine and upper left corner of rear board with small defect. Text and plates clean. – Best.-Nr. 27086