ZÜRN (Unica) - BELLMER (Hans). Sombre printemps. Translated from the German by Ruth Henry and Robert Valançay. Paris: Pierre Belfond, [1971]. -In-folio, 379 x 285: (2 blank ff.), 45 pp. (3 ff. last 2 blank), printed cover. Leaves, filled cover, publisher's light blue cloth slipcase. Original French edition illustrated with an original frontispiece burin by Hans BELLMER (1902-1975), numbered and signed by the artist. Finished printing on December 15, 1970, it appeared just two months after the suicide of German author Unica Zürn, who threw herself out of the artist's apartment window on October 18, 1970. Unique edition of 170 copies on Arches vellum, with an engraving proof on japon nacré, numbered and signed by Bellmer. This is one of 150 numbered in Arabic numerals (no. 132). A very well preserved copy.

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