ILIAZD (Ilia Zdanevitch, dit), ÉLUARD (Paul) and GUINO (Mich - Lot 121

ILIAZD (Ilia Zdanevitch, dit), ÉLUARD (Paul) and GUINO (Michel). Un soupçon. Poem illustrated with drypoints by Guino, set to light by Iliazd. Paris, Le Degré Quarante et Un, [1965]. In-folio (43 x 33 cm) in ff. with illustrated parchment cover on front cover with author's name in the center as a typographical play, publisher's cloth folder and slipcase. 16 original color drypoints by Guino, including one on the cover, a frontispiece and 14 in the text. Limited edition of 72 numbered copies. Ex. n° 64, one of 47 on Japon impérial, signed in pencil by Guino and Iliazd. This unpublished poem was proposed by Éluard to Iliazd as a gesture of reconciliation following the "Soirée du Cœur à barbe". Iliazd considered it one of his most thoughtful works. According to Guino, it took two years to complete. Its large format, typoraphy and inventive layout bring out the poetic force of the text, with each verse printed on a single page and all but the last illustrated with a large drypoint. (source: KB nationale bibliotheek). A very rare, fine copy with 2 plates of essays in a folder.