Jean Messagier (1920-1999 )Messagier (Mathieu). The balance of the before-word ? Paris, ed. Pasnic, 1988. An oblong volume [32 x 46 cm] in sheets, illustrated with 5 drypoint engravings by Jean Messagier. Very nice proofs on vellum, numbered and signed in pencil. All margins. Copy in a filled vellum folder (the latter slightly oxidized), numbered and signed by the author and the artist at the end of the printing, from an edition at 75 copies. Provenance : Descendancy of the artist .