Eddy BATACHE.
René Crevel's Carnal Mysticity. Paris, Editions Georges Visat, 1976.
In-folio, varnished caramel ostrich skin, smooth back, author's name in white ostrich skin with mosaic first name and surname in hollow, caramel suede linings and guards, entirely untrimmed, cover and back preserved, shirt, case (Leroux, 1980).
Original edition.
Limited edition of 145 copies: one of the 100 signed by the author (no. 46).
14 original off-text prints signed by : Francis Bacon, Camille Bryen, Jorge Camacho, Robert Couturier,
Sonia Delaunay, Max Ernst, Man Ray, André Masson, Sebastian Matta, Henry Moore, Arpad Szenes, Dorothea Tanning,
Vladimir Velickovic, Vieira da Silva.
The collection of fourteen prints is sought after for the Portrait of Peter Beard; first published etching by Francis
Bacon. His engraved work is limited to 36 pieces, mostly engraved with the help of Georges Visat, as here.
(Sabatier, Francis Bacon: oeuvre graphique, 2012, no. 1.)
Imposing decorated binding by Georges Leroux executed in 1980.
