Troisième Front. Poèmes de Guerre Suivi de Pièces Détachées Illustré par l'Auteur / Third Front & Detached Pieces Translated by Roland Penrose & the Author
Mesens, E[douard]. L[éon]. T[héodore]
London. London Gallery Editions. 1944
Benjamin Péret's copy with a warm presentation from Mesens and an additional manuscript with two of Mesens' poems from 'Alphabet Sourd Aveugle'.
From the edition limited to 500 numbered copies on unwatermarked Arnold & Foster paper signed by Mesens, this inscribed 'H. C.' in red ink and with Mesens presentation in blue and black ink to the half-title: 'A mon très cher Ami / Benjamin Péret, / [ce livre qui lui fût déjà / envoyé au Mexique / pendant la guerre], avec / le cachet de garantie / de mon admiration de / toujours. E. L. T. M.'
Also included, loosely inserted, is a folded sheet of cream paper with the watermark 'EXTRA STRONG' (274 x 214 mm) from the 'Hôtel Canterbury' in Brussells, the verso with Mesens' two manuscript 7-line poems 'I' and 'L' in black ink (each line of each poem begins with the title letter - a transcription is available on request) with the note '(1930 - Alphabet sourd aveugle).' beneath. A further note beneath a ruled line reads: 'La letter I a été réimprimée dans 'Petite Anthologie poétique du Surréalisme' (page 107 - Editions Jeanne Bucher, Paris 1934) et dans 'Antologia del Surrealismo' (page 246 - Editioni [sic] di Uomo - Milano 1944). Sur ces deux réimpressions / le mot 'IMMENSE', qui termine le poème fait défaut.'
The first volume in the 'London Gallery Editions' series 'Collections of Recent French Poetry', edited by Mesens, translated by Roland Penrose and Mesens. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, drawings and a musical score.
From the edition limited to 500 numbered copies on unwatermarked Arnold & Foster paper signed by Mesens, this inscribed 'H. C.' in red ink and with Mesens presentation in blue and black ink to the half-title: 'A mon très cher Ami / Benjamin Péret, / [ce livre qui lui fût déjà / envoyé au Mexique / pendant la guerre], avec / le cachet de garantie / de mon admiration de / toujours. E. L. T. M.'
Also included, loosely inserted, is a folded sheet of cream paper with the watermark 'EXTRA STRONG' (274 x 214 mm) from the 'Hôtel Canterbury' in Brussells, the verso with Mesens' two manuscript 7-line poems 'I' and 'L' in black ink (each line of each poem begins with the title letter - a transcription is available on request) with the note '(1930 - Alphabet sourd aveugle).' beneath. A further note beneath a ruled line reads: 'La letter I a été réimprimée dans 'Petite Anthologie poétique du Surréalisme' (page 107 - Editions Jeanne Bucher, Paris 1934) et dans 'Antologia del Surrealismo' (page 246 - Editioni [sic] di Uomo - Milano 1944). Sur ces deux réimpressions / le mot 'IMMENSE', qui termine le poème fait défaut.'
The first volume in the 'London Gallery Editions' series 'Collections of Recent French Poetry', edited by Mesens, translated by Roland Penrose and Mesens. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, drawings and a musical score.
[24 leaves; pp. 47, (i)]. 8vo. (210 x 148 mm). Half-title (with Mesens' presentation), 'by the same author' verso, printed title with biography verso, leaf with 'Table' recto and 'Contents' verso, section titles 'Troisième Front / Third Front' and 'Pièces Détachées / Detached Pieces' and Mesens' verse in English and French on facing pages illustrated with 5 monochrome illustrations by Mesens (the first double-page and negativised for the translation, i.e. the French image is a negative of the English positive), the final illustration is an artistic interpretation of a musical score titled 'La Partition Complete / The Complete Score'; printed text in the original French and English translation throughout. Original publisher's turquoise printed wrappers with titles to front cover and spine in black, yellow printed dust-jacket with matching titles to front cover and spine, advertisements to rear cover and flaps.
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