Corps Perdu
Paris: Fragrance, 1950. Ten Poems by the West Indian (Martinique) poet Aime Cesaire, together with an abundance of finely printed illustrations by Picasso: an etched title on the cover, a fine original etching/drypoint portrait frontispiece, 10 aquatints each illustrating a poem title, and 20 drypoint engravings, all on Montval wove paper with a "Corps Perdu" watermark. Folio. Folded sheets, loose as issued, in original white printed paper wrappers; housed in a vellum-backed orange board chemise and orange board slipcase. One..... More











