Jean Riboud
NP [Imprimerie Hofer], 1989. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (tall thin). Very Good / Very Good. Item #L068935
48 + [9]pp. Text in French (3 texts in English only). About FineCompilation of essays and letters put together for the occasion of the noted French economist's 70th birthday (November 15, 1989); notable for Riboud's English-language eulogies on Jean de Menil and Rene Seydoux, plus his 'Cri de Coeur for Europe', and 4 pieces of correspondence (including the letter of July 28, 1981 to Francois Mitterand). Also noteworthy for the selected illustrative material; Burri's frontispiece portrait of Riboud and Cartier-Bresson's view of the ashram at Tiruvannamalai, plus a Max Ernst frottage (reproduced in dark blue, with the inscription 'Happy Birthday cher Jean -- Max Ernst 15 XI 71' at lower margin) and the reproduction of one of Michaux's mescaline designs (dated 1956). One of 750 numbered copies (the entire edition; this is number 263), printed on Velin d'Arches paper at the presses of the Imprimerie Hofer, Paris-Gentilly, October 1989Ernst, Max (illustrator); Michaux, Henri (illustrator); Burri, Rene (photographer); Cartier-Bresson, Henri (photographer); 1 Color & 1 b/w illustration; 2 b/w Photographs (including Frontispiece portrait).
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