Four Poems of the Occult. Illustrations by Fernand Leger, Pablo Picasso, Yves Tanguy and Jean Arp. Edited & with introductions by Francis Carmody
[Kentfield, California:]: The Allen Press, 1962. One of 130 copies, First edition in English of these poems. Nine hand-colored initials and forty-seven border drawings by Mallette Dean. Printed letterpress on Rives handmade paper. A fine copy. With the prospectus and the handling instructions to the reader laid in. Together in natural linen slipcase and chemise. Folio. [98] leaves, in five unsewn sections, each in beige handmade paper wrappers. Item #15888
The illustrations, reproduced by permission of Claire Goll, consist of six line drawings by Fernand Leger, four lithographs by Pablo Picasso, three etchings by Yves Tanguy, and eight wood-engravings by Jean Arp. This is a remarkable collaboration, showcasing four of the most important artists of the twentieth century.
Allen Press Bibliography, 25.
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