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30. ARAGON (Louis). Le Fou d'Elsa. Poème. Paris, Gallimard, 1963, in-4, parma morocco, spine covered with mosaic interlacing in dark blue, sky blue, orange and yellow, gilt author and title; repetition of spine decoration on each cover in a mosaic recessed rectangle, pink suede endpapers with gilt fillet, gilt edges on brochure, cover and spine, lined parma morocco case (P.-L. Martin, 1967). First edition. 1/25 numbered copies on Hollande vellum. Copy no. 6 Magnificent autograph text (18 lines) signed by Aragon, which covers the title page and repeats the stanza of one of the poems. "The day before Granada was taken from its beauty, a warrior said (underlined) But Granada is taken every day, so that every day is the day before Granada fell". "I give it (this book) to him so that it is a little Grenade and a lot like Paris, which was taken in June when the roses were so beautiful". Elsa's signature at top right of the same page.
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30. ARAGON (Louis). Le Fou d'Elsa. Poème. Paris, Gallimard, 1963, in-4, parma morocco, spine covered with mosaic interlacing in dark blue, sky blue, orange and yellow, gilt author and title; repetition of spine decoration on each cover in a mosaic recessed rectangle, pink suede endpapers with gilt fillet, gilt edges on brochure, cover and spine, lined parma morocco case (P.-L. Martin, 1967). First edition. 1/25 numbered copies on Hollande vellum. Copy no. 6 Magnificent autograph text (18 lines) signed by Aragon, which covers the title page and repeats the stanza of one of the poems. "The day before Granada was taken from its beauty, a warrior said (underlined) But Granada is taken every day, so that every day is the day before Granada fell". "I give it (this book) to him so that it is a little Grenade and a lot like Paris, which was taken in June when the roses were so beautiful". Elsa's signature at top right of the same page.
