358 - Antoni Tàpies - Octavio Paz. *Petrificada Petrificante*. Translated by Claude Esteban. Paris, Maeght 1978. Includes eight color etchings by Antoni Tàpies, five of which are single-sheet size, two are double-sheet size, one on the cover, and the first is signed. Loose double-sheet pages in an illustrated original cover, together in an illustrated linen slipcase.

Antoni Tàpies - Octavio Paz. *Petrificada Petrificante*. Translated by Claude Esteban. Paris, Maeght 1978. Includes eight color etchings by Antoni Tàpies, five of which are single-sheet size, two are double-sheet size, one on the cover, and the first is signed. Loose double-sheet pages in an illustrated original cover, together in an illustrated linen slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 4:28 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 125 copies (total print run 195). - Signed by the author and artist in the colophon. - The text is in Spanish and features the first printing of the French translation. - Octavio Paz (1914–1978) served in the Mexican diplomatic service between 1945 and 1968 and lived in Paris for an extended period. He met Tàpies through Père Gimferrer. The prints in this book are the result of the artist’s experiments with various techniques (aquatint, etching, carborundum). They were elaborately printed and are particularly striking due to their embossing. Galfetti 698–705 51.8 : 41.8 cm. [44] pages. - The spine of the slipcase is heavily discolored; the cover has a faint light-stain edge. - The inside of the slipcase, and consequently the cover, has foxing; a few pages have very isolated small foxing spots. English description: Includes eight color etchings by Antoni Tàpies, five of which are single-sheet size, two are double-sheet size, one on the cover, and the first one is signed. Loose double sheets in an illustrated original protective wrapper, together in an illustrated cloth slipcase. One of 125 copies (total print run 195). - Signed by the author and artist in the colophon. - The text is in Spanish and French; the French text is from the first printing. - Octavio Paz (1914–1978) served in the Mexican diplomatic service between 1945 and 1968 and lived in Paris for an extended period. He met Tàpies through Père Gimferrer. The prints in this book are the result of the artist’s experiments with various techniques (aquatint, etching, carborundum). They were meticulously printed and are particularly striking due to their embossed details. The spine of the slipcase is heavily discolored; the cover has faint discoloration caused by light exposure around the edges. - The inside of the slipcase, and consequently the dust jacket, has foxing; a few pages have very isolated small foxing spots.