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165 - Henri MICHAUX. *Misérable Miracle* (*La Mescaline*).
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Estimate €2,000 - €2,500
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Description
Henri MICHAUX. *Misérable Miracle* (*La Mescaline*). With 48 engravings by the author, printed separately from the text. Monaco, Éditions du Rocher, 1956. In-4, tab-mounted, bound in Japanese paper dyed in various shades with cold-stamped rollers, linings in the same, Parma suede endpapers, untrimmed, old rose suede slipcase (F. Rousseau). First edition. It is illustrated with 48 miscalinic drawings reproduced as inserts. (Imbert, no. 190.) One of the 10 special copies printed in Madagascar, this one not for sale (no. H.C. II). A copy belonging to Francine Weisweiller, patron and friend of Jean Cocteau. She co-owned Éditions du Rocher with her brother Gérard Worms.
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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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