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Le Livre d' Eros. Illustrated by Tremois.
Paris: Draeger, Club du Livre., 1970



One hundred gravures, monotypes and gouaches by Tremois. With an introduction by Alain Bosquet and texts (some unpublished) by Marcel Bealu, Rene Barotte, Henry de Montherlant and Jean Rostand. Texts are French poetry from the Middle Ages to the Surrealists. Text in French. Bound in full burnt orange French calf with title stamped in black on the spine, the front and back covers have an unusual abstract-surrealist design by Mario Prassinos in gilt with a black Rorschach type figure in the center. Well-made clamshell box covered with black silk and black polished calf spine with the title in gilt. Unusual realist/surrealist illustrations.

300/600     SOLD: $402.50

Condition: Fine