365 - Pierre Alechinsky - Michel Butor. *Le rêve de l’ammonite*. [Saint-Clément], Fata Morgana 1975. With five color etchings and 27 lithographed remarks by Pierre Alechinsky, one of which appears on the cover. Loose double-sheets in original cover, slipcase, and slip-jacket, the latter two illustrated.

Pierre Alechinsky - Michel Butor. *Le rêve de l’ammonite*. [Saint-Clément], Fata Morgana 1975. With five color etchings and 27 lithographed remarks by Pierre Alechinsky, one of which appears on the cover. Loose double-sheets in original cover, slipcase, and slip-jacket, the latter two illustrated. Auction start time: approx. 4:33 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 120 copies (total print run 180). - Signed by the artist and author at the end of the text. CCAB, p. 195. - Monod 151 34.0 × 26.0 cm. [60] pages. - Cover (more heavily) and some pages, especially at the edges, have foxing. English description: Includes five color etchings and 27 lithographed remarks by Pierre Alechinsky, one of which appears on the cover. Loose double sheets in the original wrapper, chemise, and slipcase, the latter two of which are illustrated. One of 120 copies (total print run of 180). - Signed by the artist and author at the end of the text. “One of the most prolific book artists of the second half of this century, Alechinsky is adept at filling margins and full pages with his fantastic visions, from volcanoes to ammonites, the fossils of prehistoric cephalopods. He is partial to working directly with writers, and in this case did so entirely by mail. After he sent a set of etchings to Butor, the writer composed a text in sections, each corresponding to a section of the prints. The numbers assigned to each part of the text are also printed on glassine sheets overlaid on the corresponding prints, interrupting them as in a disturbed dream—the subject of this book.” (Riva Castleman). Wrapper (heavier) foxed; some pages, mostly at the edges, foxed.