240 - HOUPLAIN (Jacques, ill.), LEUCK (René-Georges). In Praise of the Poem. Paris, n.p. (Printed by Viglino), 1959. In-4, in loose sheets, illustrated with an etching, printed cover, in a slipcase and the publisher’s case.

HOUPLAIN (Jacques, ill.), LEUCK (René-Georges). In Praise of the Poem. Paris, n.p. (Printed by Viglino), 1959. In-4, in loose sheets, illustrated with an etching, printed cover, in a slipcase and the publisher’s case. First edition illustrated with an etching by Jacques Houplain, printed in a run of 41 numbered copies, plus 12 inscribed copies reserved for contributors. One of the 12 inscribed copies signed by the poet and the artist. Sent by the author to the archivist, paleographer, and erudite humanist Jacques Guignard. Some foxing. Also included: DERÈME, Tristan. *Songes du papier*. Paris, Papeteries du Marais, 1944. In-4, replaced cover, with the publisher’s slipcase and case. Edition featuring an original color woodcut as a frontispiece and a tailpiece by Galanis, an etching by Daragnès, and a lithograph by Luc-Albert Moreau. A promotional publication intended to highlight the print quality of Marais pure-fiber paper. Printed in a run of 400 numbered copies. Experts: Loup Axmann and Jean-Luc Boisseau