254 - Fernand Léger - Arthur Rimbaud. *Les Illuminations*. Original lithographs by Fernand Léger. Preface by Henry Miller. Lausanne: Grosclaude and Éditions des Gaules, 1949. Includes 15 full-sheet lithographs, six of which are stencil-colored. Loose double sheets in original envelope, folder, and slipcase.

Fernand Léger - Arthur Rimbaud. *Les Illuminations*. Original lithographs by Fernand Léger. Preface by Henry Miller. Lausanne: Grosclaude and Éditions des Gaules, 1949. Includes 15 full-sheet lithographs, six of which are stencil-colored. Loose double sheets in original envelope, folder, and slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 3:19 p.m. (schedule subject to change) First edition featuring these illustrations. – One of 275 copies (total print run 395). - Colophon signed by the artist and publisher. - Printed on tinted vellum. - The lithographs were colored under the artist’s supervision. - Henry Miller’s foreword was reproduced as a facsimile of his handwriting. - “For both financial and artistic reasons, Léger and the publisher decided to color the lithographs using the pochoir technique based on Léger’s maquettes. Both stencils and freehand coloring were used, which is why the coloration varies from copy to copy.” (see Saphire, p. 70). - Luc Monod alone lists nine editions of Rimbaud’s text illustrated by various artists, including La Fresnaye, Zao Wou-Ki, and Sonia Delaunay. Saphire 24–38. - Monod 9742. - Rauch 194 34.2 × 26.0 cm. 134, [8] pages. - Spine of the chemise replaced. Cover slightly browned. - Some pages show browning from the interleaves. English description: With 15 full-sheet lithographs, six of which are pochoir-colored. Loose double sheets in their original wrapper. Together in a chemise and slipcase. First edition with these illustrations. - One of 275 copies (total print run 395). - Colophon signed by the artist and publisher. - Printed on vélin teinté. - The lithographs were colored under the artist’s supervision. - Henry Miller’s foreword was reproduced as a facsimile of his handwriting. - “For both financial and artistic reasons, Léger and the publisher decided to color the lithographs using the pochoir technique based on Léger’s maquettes. Both stencils and freehand coloring were used, which is why the coloring varies from copy to copy.” (cf. Saphire, p. 70). - Luc Monod alone lists nine editions of Rimbaud’s text illustrated by various artists, including La Fresnaye, Zao Wou-Ki, and Sonia Delaunay. The back cover of the book has been replaced. The cover is slightly browned. - Some pages are browned due to the interleaves.