Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

REIMS. – . Psaumes. Gravures au burin par Cécile Reims.

With engr. title vignette and 10 orig. full-page engravings by Cécile Reims. 24 unn. leaves. 4to. Loose quires as issued in orig. printed wrappers, sleeve and slipcase. – Paris, Editions du Monde, 1951.

One of 380 numbered copies on vélin de Rives of a total limited edition of 400. Text of the 10 psalms in Hebrew and French. With introduction by Raymond Cogniat. The French artist Cécile Reims (b. 1927) became especially famous by transforming Hans Bellmer’s erotic drawings into engravings between 1967 and 1975. – Clean copy. – Best.-Nr. 20664