Bouche fendue

Manière noire éditeur | Vernon 2004 | 16 x 25.8 cm | wooden mosaic with custom slipcase

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Vélin d'Arches paper, numbered by hand and signed on the justification page by the author and the illustrator.
With four original engravings by Michel Roncerel.
Wooden mosaic binding from various precious woods (mahogany, olive), spine titled vertically in black, covers mounted on seven hinges, red wood guards, red suede endpapers, bound sur brochure, covers and spine preserved. Wooden slipcase. Binding by Alain Taral, binder, marquetry-maker.
A superb book of erotic poetry remarkably illustrated and in a stunning artist's binding.