176 - Henri MICHAUX. *Droites libérées*.

Henri MICHAUX. *Droites libérées*. A poem accompanying fourteen engravings by Sebastian Matta. Paris, Éditions Georges Visat, 1971. Folio, loose-leaf, in the publisher’s straw-yellow cloth slipcase. First edition. Limited edition of 125 copies: one of 25 contributor’s copies (no. XII), signed by Henri Michaux. A remarkable series of 14 double-printed color etchings and aquatints by Matta, on Arches and Japan paper, all signed and numbered by the artist. Included is a set of 14 test prints of various engravings. The spine of the slipcase is slightly sun-faded.