200 - Francis PONGE. *L’Asparagus*. Lausanne: Françoise Mermod, 1963.

Francis PONGE. *L’Asparagus*. Lausanne: Françoise Mermod, 1963. In-4, loose-leaf, padded cover, half-vellum slipcase, and publisher’s case. First separate edition. It is illustrated with 10 color zincographs by Fautrier throughout the text, including the half-title page. The double plates are painted green on the reverse. This is the last book illustrated by the artist. Limited edition of 151 copies on paper from the Richard de Bas mill, signed by the poet and the painter. One of 23 copies featuring a signed lithograph (no. XIX). This copy also includes an original signed gouache, normally reserved for the first 18 copies. (Coron, 50 Illustrated Books Since 1947, 1988, no. 30.)