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RIMBAUD (Arthur) – SVANBERG (Maw Walter).
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RIMBAUD (Arthur) – SVANBERG (Maw Walter).
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
RIMBAUD (Arthur) – SVANBERG (Maw Walter).
Illuminationer.
Malmö: Allhem, [1958]. — In-4, 290 x 245: 119 pp., (2 blank leaves at the end), 9 plates, illustrated cover. Paperback, covered binding.
First Swedish edition of Arthur Rimbaud’s *Illuminations*, translated by Helmer Lang. It is illustrated with numerous black-and-white compositions within the text and 9 superb colour plates by the Swedish surrealist painter Max Walter SVANBERG (1912–1994).
A copy belonging to the Czech painter Toyen (1902–1980), bearing a signed autograph dedication by Svanberg on the first blank page.
A few tears to the cover, with no pages missing. Traces of water damage at the top of a few pages and plates.
Provenance: Toyen, sent by Svanberg.
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About the sale
Claude Mozis Library – Black Africa and the African diaspora
Auction location
Auction time
10/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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