Miro

1960 · réf. 49020 — Paris.: Editions Surréalistes. 1960. Loose as issued in original publisher's printed wrappers with titles to front cover additional green wrapper and matching paper-covered board box paper label with printed title to spine. Small folio. 340 x 263 mm. Half-title leaf with Miró's original colour lithograph signed in pencil as frontispiece title leaf with homage 'En souvenir de Benjamin Péret' recto verso and following leaves with Ivsic's verse in French final leaf with justification and achevé d'imprimer verso. One of Miró's most beautiful books printed entirely on beautiful hand-made paper impressed with flower petals ferns and herbs.From the edition limited to 95 copies on 'Auverge à la main à pétales de fleures brin d'herbes et pointes de fougére du Moulin Richard-de-Bas' with this one of 75 numbered copies signed on the justification by Miró in coloured crayon and by Ivsic in black crayon; 20 lettered copies were also issued reserved for the artist and the poet.The entire book the text is the eponymous poem by the bilingual Yugoslav emigré poet and dramatist is printed on hand-made Auvergne paper inset with flower petals small leaves herbs and bracken tips.Also included inserted loose is the original publisher's announcement or prospectus printed on a green hand-made Auvergne 323 x 248 mm matching the paper used for the additional wrapper of the book. The prospectus indicates too that the first 25 numbered copies included an additional pull of Miro's lithograph; copy number also included Ivsic's manuscript.Cramer 61. Editions Surréalistes. unknown