65 - Paul ÉLUARD. *Lingères légères*. Paris, Pierre Seghers, 1945.

Paul ÉLUARD. *Lingères légères*. Paris, Pierre Seghers, 1945. In-8, taupe slipcase, smooth spine; on the covers, a geometric mosaic design in relief; edges gilt on endpapers; cover and spine preserved; slipcase (Pierre Lucien Martin, 1972). First edition. Copperplate engraved portrait of Paul Éluard by Marcoussis as frontispiece. One of 35 special copies on Montval laid paper (No. II). A copy from the library of J.P. Guillaume, accompanied by a letter addressed to him by the bookbinder Pierre-Lucien Martin on January 25, 1972: “Dear Sir, *Les Lingères légères* is bound… At your disposal.” (J.P. Guillaume Auction, 1995, no. 172.) Title reproduced on the frontispiece; spine of the cover worn.