L'atelier contemporain

First edition, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies.
Some light foxing affecting mainly the covers at their margins and the edges.
Autograph inscription signed by Francis Ponge to the graphic designer, typographer, illustrator, layout artist, and writer Robert Massin, known as Massin: "Pour Massin, ce gros pavé - ou plutôt cette mosaïque dont il a si bien su mettre en place et ajuster les éléments, avec la fidèle amitié (admirative) de Francis Ponge." (For Massin, this big paving stone - or rather this mosaic whose elements he knew so well how to place and adjust, with the faithful (admiring) friendship of Francis Ponge.)