Ombres Portées Ornées De Cinq Gravures Au Burin De Stanley William Hayter by Hugnet, Georges - 1932

Paris: Editions De La Montaigne, 1932. 8vo, publisher's printed wrappers, Fine. Of an edition of 79 copies, this is one of 20 hors commerce signed by author and artist. It is copy H.C.XX. Georges Hugnet was a Surrealist poet and playwright and Hayter was a Surrealist painter and print-maker. His Atelier 17 was the center of print making in pre-war Paris. His sojourn in New York from 1940 to 1946 at the New School for Social Research was a turning point in the history of American printmaking. An illustration can be found on my website by clicking on Catalogue 31 (item 33). Signed By Artist and Author. Printed Wrappers. Fine. Illus. by Stanley William Hayter. 8vo.