La Métromanie, ou les Dessous de la Capitale par Jean Paulhan Calligraphié et Orné de Dessins par Son Ami Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet
French, 1901–1985
Quarto. Lithographic text and illustrations printed recto and verso throughout on uncut leaves with deckle edges. 15 full-page illustrations, 44 leaves with text and illustation, 32 leaves with text only, and final leaf with justification recto and achevé d'impremer verso. Text in French in Dubuffet's manuscript verson of Paulhan's original. Publisher's oatmeal-buckram cloth as issued, with title in gilt to upper right front cover. From the edition limited to 150 copies, with this number five from the édition de tête of ten stamp-numbered examples on papier de Chiffon à la Main A. G. Cabrol teinté de jaune
Gift of Helen and Sam Zell