Henri Chopin
The Last Novel of the World (History of a Western or Eastern leader)
Paris, France: Edition Cyanuur, 1970
[unpaginated], 20.5 x 20.5 cm., w/ 45 rpm record
Edition of 1150 numbered copies
First published in French as Le Dernier Roman du Monde, this artist book is accompanied a 7" single containing the 1957 audio poem "Peche de nuit", which can be heard on Youtube, here. An additional deluxe version of fifty signed and numbered copies contained three silkscreen prints by Raoul Haussman and a silkscreen print by Bertini, housed in a red stamped paper portfolio.
The text dates back to 1961 and is the first of three books that Chopin published satirizing dictatorship.
Available for $525 CDN, from Toronto bookseller Karol Krysik Books, here.
No comments:
Post a Comment