72 - RIMBAUD (Arthur). WOU-KI (Zao).
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000

Description

RIMBAUD (Arthur). WOU-KI (Zao). Illuminations Paris: Le Club français du livre, 1967. — Folio, 420 x 315: 155 pp., (2 blank leaves at the end). Unbound, in the publisher’s slipcase. A rare edition, illustrated with 8 large, full-page original colour etchings and aquatints by Zao WOU-KI (1920–2013). Printed in a run of 200 copies plus a few non-commercial copies, all on B.F.K. de Rives paper and signed by the artist. One of the 8 copies (numbered 2 to 9) enhanced with a colour breakdown of one engraving. All the engravings in the book and the colour breakdown – which comprises 5 proofs – are justified and signed by the artist. This is copy number 6, featuring the colour breakdown of the plate on page 65. There is a large water stain on the slipcase. The book is in very good condition.

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72 - RIMBAUD (Arthur). WOU-KI (Zao). See original version (French)

72 - RIMBAUD (Arthur). WOU-KI (Zao).
See original version (French)