170 - Matisse. Lettres a Lou. 1955, with one original woodcut. Lettres a Lou avec une introduction d ' Andre Rouveyre. Apollinaire Guillaume. 2 volumes. Geneve Pierre Cailler, 1955. With one original linocut by Matisse in frontispiece, depicting a double portrait on black background. Two volumes loose as issued in the original raffia paper chemise, both volumes housed in the original matching raffia slipcase. Original edition limited in 32 copies, 220 facsimiles of letters, postcards and calligrams of the love correspondence among Apollinaire and the Countess Louise de Coligny-Chatillon, written between 28 September 1914 and 18 January 1916. This copy is complete with an handwritten in pen on the justification: Edition Originale Exemplaire 15/32 and then a signature guessed as P. Cailler. Inside one volume includes: the linocut, introductory text, editor notes, and justification, all secured in a hard-cardboard folder; and the facsimile correspondences reproduced on papier teinte as the originals, each inserted into a captioned folder. The correspondence paper folders are wavy on the bottom; linocut is lightly toned but in very good condition. The other volume includes only the facsimile correspondences reproduced on papier teinte as the originals, each inserted into a captioned folder.

Matisse. Lettres a Lou. 1955, with one original woodcut. Lettres a Lou avec une introduction d ' Andre Rouveyre. Apollinaire Guillaume. 2 volumes. Geneve Pierre Cailler, 1955. With one original linocut by Matisse in frontispiece, depicting a double portrait on black background. Two volumes loose as issued in the original raffia paper chemise, both volumes housed in the original matching raffia slipcase. Original edition limited in 32 copies, 220 facsimiles of letters, postcards and calligrams of the love correspondence among Apollinaire and the Countess Louise de Coligny-Chatillon, written between 28 September 1914 and 18 January 1916. This copy is complete with an handwritten in pen on the justification: Edition Originale Exemplaire 15/32 and then a signature guessed as P. Cailler. Inside one volume includes: the linocut, introductory text, editor notes, and justification, all secured in a hard-cardboard folder; and the facsimile correspondences reproduced on papier teinte as the originals, each inserted into a captioned folder. The correspondence paper folders are wavy on the bottom; linocut is lightly toned but in very good condition. The other volume includes only the facsimile correspondences reproduced on papier teinte as the originals, each inserted into a captioned folder. Chemise of volume1 is torn at the spine, but still attached at the very top. Rare copy of a rare edition never for sale Ref: Duthuit books 34. Note: Following a dispute, the edition was destroyed as requested by people interested on the correspondence, as stated in the editor note: "The present volume is part of a set of a few copies. That were given to the collaborators of this publication. Ref: Duthuit books 34.