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334 - Horst Antes - Saint-John-Perse. Invocation at the Price of a Queen. Stuttgart, Manus Presse 1966. Eight signed color lithographs. Includes five double-page spreads, loose in the original envelope and original parchment slipcase.

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€1,300 - 2,000

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32%

Horst Antes - Saint-John-Perse. Invocation at the Price of a Queen. Stuttgart, Manus Presse 1966. Eight signed color lithographs. Includes five double-page spreads, loose in the original envelope and original parchment slipcase. Call time: approx. 4:12 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 25 Roman-numbered special edition copies on Torinoko Kozu Japanese paper (total print run 115). - Horst Antes also calligraphied the text, which was likewise printed from a stone. - A copy in impeccably beautiful condition of this very rare special edition on the wonderful Japanese paper. - The translation and afterword are by Friedhelm Kemp, who described the book as “Meditation on Desire: a lingering invocation of a female idol in her stirring ‘carnality.’” - The poem was published in 1910 as the second work by the poet Alexis Léger (1887–1875), who later adopted the name Saint-John-Perse. In 1960, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetry. Lutze 429–436 b 34.5 × 26.5 cm. [20] pages, 8 lithographs. - The unprinted parchment protective wrapper is slightly browned in places. The parchment on the spine of the case has a large tear. English description: Eight signed color lithographs. Five double sheets, loose in the original protective wrapper and original parchment case. One of 15 special edition copies on Torinoko Kozu Japanese paper (total print run of 115). - Horst Antes also calligraphied the text, which was likewise printed from a stone. - A copy in impeccably beautiful condition of this very rare special edition on wonderful Japanese paper. - The translation and afterword are by Friedhelm Kemp, who described the book as “A Meditation on Desire: a lingering invocation of a female idol in her arousing carnality.” - The poem was published in 1910 as the second work by the poet Alexis Léger (1887–1875), who later adopted the name Saint-John-Perse. In 1960, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetry. The unprinted glassine protective cover is slightly browned in places. The glassine on the spine of the case has a large tear.

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Auction details

Auction 34: Art & Books - Special Catalog: 20th-Century Artist's Books / Renker Collection, Part 2
Saturday, November 21
12:00 PM
86 A Osterbekstraße
22083 Hamburg, Germany

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Christian Hesse Auktionen +49 4 06 94 54 247 mail@hesse-auktionen.de
On Drouot for 4 years avec More than 1,000 lots published

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