3. APOLLINAIRE (Guillaume). Calligrammes.... - Lot 3 - Farrando

3. APOLLINAIRE (Guillaume). Calligrammes. Poems of peace and war (1913-1916). Ondes - Étendards - Case d'Armons - Lueurs des tirs - Obus couleur de lune - La tête étoilée. Paris, Mercure de France, 1918, in-8, midnight-blue morocco, smooth spine covered with box decorated with cold filets, title mosaic in red with letters in large type interleaved, brick suede endpapers, gilt edges on brochure, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (P.-L. Martin, 1971). First edition. Portrait of the author by Picasso, woodcut by R. Jaudon. Washed and glued copy, identical to the Pierre-Lucien-Martin copy: "Carefully washed and glued copy, cover and spine in perfect condition. One of the few copies that will survive thanks to this care, as the paper of ordinary copies is almost always "burnt"! (sadly true)". Extract from Pierre-Lucien Martin's files reproduced in the catalog of his sale, n°3 May 20 1987).