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108 - Michel LEIRIS. *Sculpted Chestnuts for Mir*. Geneva: Edwin Engelberts, 1961.
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Michel LEIRIS. *Sculpted Chestnuts for Mir*. Geneva: Edwin Engelberts, 1961. Oblong 8vo, paperback, with an illustrated, embossed dust jacket; modern Plexiglas slipcase; modern red paper slipcase. First edition. The illustration features an original color lithograph by Mir, printed on pearlescent Japanese paper and folded to serve as the cover. Limited edition of 138 copies on Auvergne Richard de Bas paper, signed by the poet and the painter. Number 1 of the 35 author’s copies, belonging to Michel Leiris: it is enhanced by a superb original color composition by Mir with an autographed dedication signed “for Michel Leiris”: India ink, watercolor, and graphite. Eight years later, the poet gave his copy to Henri Michaux’s last partner and executor, with this autograph dedication signed on the half-title page: To Dr. Micheline Phan Kim, with warm regards, this book of friendship. Michel Leiris. In perfect condition.
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