195 - Benjamin PÉRET. At 125 Boulevard Saint-Germain. A story featuring a drypoint by Max Ernst and three drawings by the author.

Benjamin PÉRET. At 125 Boulevard Saint-Germain. A story featuring a drypoint by Max Ernst and three drawings by the author. Paris, 1923. In-12, black half-maroquin with bands, plain, unmarked spine; covers adorned with strips of varnished decorative paper, featuring in the center a strip of black morocco leather bearing the title, the author’s name, and the illustrator’s name; morocco linings of the same shade; cover intact, entirely untrimmed, half-suede slipcase with linden-green corners (Florent Rousseau, 2008). First edition. Limited edition of 181 copies; this one printed on unruled laid paper. Original drypoint by Max Ernst as frontispiece, printed on mounted Chinese paper. This is the artist’s first original engraving created for a book. The illustration also includes three full-page reproductions of drawings by the author. Paper uniformly browned.