BUTOR (Michel). - Lot 639

BUTOR (Michel). The Gate of the burned country. Engravings by Axel von Cassel. P., Librairies-Imprimeries réunies [Paris, A. von Cassel, 1981], oblong in-32 (6 x 10 cm), full black basane assembled and incised, mosaic on the upper board, authors and title marked with silver oeser on the lower board, smooth spine, cover on board, small flap folder titled with silver oeser on the spine, edged and dotted case (binding signed Lobstein). Small artist's book illustrated with 3 original full-page black etchings by Axel von Cassel. First edition printed at 50 copies on Japon, signed by the authors. An outstanding engraver, Axel (von) Cassel (1955-2015) illustrated some forty bibliophilic books, including several with Michel Butor and Fernando Arrabal. A fine copy in a charming binding by Alain Lobstein.