258 - Bernard BUFFET (1928–1999)

Bernard BUFFET (1928–1999) Jeux de Dames, 1970 A volume comprising twenty lithographs, ten of which are in color, presented as inserts accompanying poems by Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Baudelaire, produced by André Sauret, Les Editions du Livre, Monte Carlo. Printed in an edition of 250 copies; our copy is numbered 235 and signed by B. Buffet. Each of the ten color lithographs is signed and numbered 235/250 Some are yellowed (“Epigraphe,” “Lombes,” “Printemps,” “Per Amica”) with a missing section in the lower right corner; some have thumbtack holes in the corners; and several have the image bleeding through to the reverse side. In a gray paper folder, with a few tears at the top and bottom on both sides of the spine, and a slightly worn cardboard slipcase; signs of moisture and a stain. (Sorlier 201–220) Slipcase: 77 x 57 cm. Sheets: 75 x 54 cm.