CLAUDEL (Paul). Saint Genevieve. Poem. Tokyo, Chinchiocha, 1923, 4° agenda, 1 ac…
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CLAUDEL (Paul).

Saint Genevieve. Poem. Tokyo, Chinchiocha, 1923, 4° agenda, 1 accordion folding leaf in kiri wood cover, blue cloth slipcase with title label and two bone clasps. First edition. 1/1000 numbered copies on special paper called "Hôcho", the only edition with 12 deluxe copies and 6 non-trade copies. Illustrated with drawings in the text by Audrey Parr, woodcut in Tokyo by Bonkotsu Igami, according to the Japanese process; a colour composition by Keisen Tomita (verso), engraved by Bonkotsu Igami; an autograph poem in facsimile, title page drawn by Noémi Pernessin.

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CLAUDEL (Paul).

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