126 - Henri MICHAUX. Between Center and Absence. With seven drawings and a frontispiece by the author. Paris, H. Matarasso, 1936. In-12, pine-green box, plain spine, decorative cutouts in the upper corner of the front cover and the lower corner of the back cover, held in place by two strips of black box material studded at the ends, pine-green box linings, water-green suede endpapers, edges gilt on marbled paper, cover and spine preserved, slipcase

Henri MICHAUX. Between Center and Absence. With seven drawings and a frontispiece by the author. Paris, H. Matarasso, 1936. In-12, pine-green box, plain spine, decorative cutouts in the upper corner of the front cover and the lower corner of the back cover, held in place by two strips of black box material studded at the ends, pine-green box linings, water-green suede endpapers, edges gilt on marbled paper, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (Renaud Vernier 2001). First edition: illustrated with a frontispiece and 7 drawings in the text by Henri Michaux. This is thus the poet’s first collection illustrated by himself. (Imbert, no. 71.) Limited edition of 320 copies. One of the 5 first copies on Chinese paper, signed by the author, containing a signed autograph page (no. 3). The signed autograph manuscript (1 page, in-12 format) is the second paragraph of *Magie*: “As soon as I saw her, I desired her,” etc. A business card from the publisher to Georges Blaizot, dated February 23, 1945, offering him the book, has been mounted at the front. The binding by Renaud Vernier is particularly well done.