Honegger

1964 · réf. 208854 — Zurich: Dolf Hurlimann 1964. Slipcased. VG. Slipcase has some staining scuffing and wearm but it has done its job of keeping the book safe well. Only a very slight bit of smudging to the plain white covers. The edition consists of forty copies signed and numbered from 1 to 40 and ten non-commercial copies marked from A to K". This one is #6. Large Square Quarto in slipcase. Loosely bound. Plain white covers. 35 pages 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm. Vinyl record in the back. This work was produced by Dölf Hürlimann publisher-printer in Zurich in 1964. Michel Seuphor's poems written from 1927 to 1963 were specially autographed by him for this occasion. The facsimile prints reproduce the exact dimensions of the original handwriting. The six bevels created by Gottfried Honegger and all other editing work were entrusted to the Thorvald Henningsen workshops in Zurich. The texts set in Caslon 14 typeface were printed on Stratmore Text USA paper. Bristol paper from Mühlebach-Papier SA in Brugg was used for the bevels. The poems spoken by Michel Seuphor were recorded on disc by Hug in Zurich. Dolf Hurlimann unknown