Henry SPIESS

First edition, one of the first issue copies numbered to the press, there is no mention of leading copies.
Braid binding in full paper with abstract patterns, smooth back slightly discolored, green canvas title piece, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, speckled slices, binding of the era signed Barast.
Signed autograph of Henri Spiess, in English, to a friend named Suzanne.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Half chocolate morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments, gilt fillet frames on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, elegant binding signed Semet & Plumelle.
Rare and very handsome copy perfectly bound.
Provenance: from Albert Natural's collection of Swiss Romand poets which he assembled from the twenties onwards.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine sunned, endpapers marginally and partially shadowed, otherwise handsome copy.
Provenance: from Albert Natural's collection of French-Swiss poets, which he assembled from the 1920s onwards.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Inscribed by Henry Spiess.
Spine very slightly sunned, a descriptive bookseller's label pasted in margin of the endpaper which also bears a bookplate.
Provenance: from Albert Natural's collection of French-Swiss poets which he formed from the nineteen twenties.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded, angular tears with losses to covers, handsome interior condition.
Provenance: from Albert Natural's collection of Swiss Romandy poets that he built up from the 1920s onwards.

First edition printed in a numbered edition of 350 copies on Holland paper.
Spine slightly faded and warped, small stains on the first cover, one endpaper slightly and partially shadowed, otherwise handsome interior condition.
Provenance: from Albert Natural's collection of Swiss Romandy poets that he built up from the 1920s onwards.

First edition, one of the copies from the first issue numbered at the press, no deluxe copies were printed.
Fine copy.
Provenance: from the collection of Swiss Romandy poets assembled by Albert Natural starting in the twenties.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy with 10 on Japan paper. Handsome copy.
Provenance: from Albert Natural's collection of French-speaking Swiss poets which he formed from the 1920s onwards.

First hors commerce collected edition printed in 300 copies on laid paper.
Inscribed by Henry Spiess.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Henry Spiess.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.