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Henri MICHAUX. *You’re Going to Be a Father*, by a certain P…
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Henri MICHAUX. *You’re Going to Be a Father*, by a certain P…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
Henri MICHAUX. *You’re Going to Be a Father*, by a certain Plume. [Saint-Maurice-d’Ételan, P. Bettencourt, 1943]. Square 16mo, paperback, illustrated colour-blocked cover, plexiglass slipcase with beige box-style edges.
First edition printed by Pierre Bettencourt on his private press in Saint-Maurice-d’Ételan and sold ‘under the counter in Paris’: printing was completed in December 1942. Limited edition of 350 copies on Arches paper (no. 115).
Enclosed is a list of Pierre Bettencourt’s publications, printed in 1947, with letterhead on the front and this charming handwritten, signed note, dated ‘an autumn Saturday’:
Thank you for the letter, which amused me greatly – I must have an innate sense of legality. My father and my grandfather were doctors of law. Kind regards* Pierre B. *I meant to say: ‘angelic regards’
And what if these “angelic greetings” were addressed to Georges Bataille, author of *Mme Edwarda* (1941) under the pseudonym Pierre Angélique? (Imbert, no. 112 – List of books and pamphlets published or edited by Pierre Bettencourt, 2004, p. 32, no. 5.)
Minor repairs to the endpapers.
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About the sale
Henri Michaux, the Sven Pitsey collection
Auction location
Auction time
10/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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