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(Louis JOU). SUARÈS (André)]. LOVE. A poem by Félix Bangor. Translated from the Welsh text of *Llandaff House* and published by William Makepeace Bruce. Translated from English by Ponce Baudel. Paris, Émile-Paul frères, 1917 (1918). Printed at the press located in the line of fire of the heavy guns, under shells and barbaric ordnance, on August 20, 1918. In-8, paperback, untrimmed, imitation vellum slipcase with title label. FIRST EDITION of Suarès’s poem, published under the pseudonym Félix Bangor, made possible through the patronage of the renowned fashion designer Jacques Doucet. It is illustrated with two full-page compositions, one of which is in monochrome, and 120 colored initials (gold, green, blue, lavender, vermilion, etc.). A unique print run of 121 numbered copies on Filin paper, “magnificent Auvergne paper, of exceptional quality, resonant, virtually tear-proof, already quite old, and from a unique batch” (Incipit). A highly desirable copy, enriched with a LONG, DATED, AND SIGNED DEDICATION BY ANDRE SUARES addressed to the famous Parisian bookseller and publisher Edouard Champion. This dedication, written in red ink, is in French, English, and Greek. The 4-page subscription prospectus is included. (Sheet, No. 24) Fine condition.
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