RIMBAUD (Arthur). WOU-KI (Zao). - Lot 72

RIMBAUD (Arthur). WOU-KI (Zao). Illuminations Paris: Le Club français du livre, 1967. — Folio, 420 x 315: 155 pp., (2 ff., last page blank). Loose-leaf, in the publisher’s slipcase. A rare edition, illustrated with 8 large, full-page original color etchings and aquatints by Zao WOU-KI (1920–2013). Printed in an edition of 200 copies plus a few non-commercial copies, all on B.F.K. de Rives paper and signed by the artist. One of the 8 copies (numbered 2 through 9) enhanced with a color breakdown of one engraving. All the engravings in the book and in the color breakdown—which comprises 5 proofs—are signed and dated by the artist. This is copy number 6, featuring the color breakdown of the plate on page 65. There is a large water stain on the slipcase. The book is in very good condition.