Les Chants de Maldoror

Les Chants de Maldoror is an original modern rare book written by Comte de Lautréamont, pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse (Montevideo, 1846 — Paris, 1870) and illustrated by René Magritte (1898 – 1967) in 1948.

Original Edition.

4028 numbered copies.

Published by La Boétie, Bruxelles.

Format: Small 4°. The dimensions and the weight are indicative.

The book includes 190 pages with 12 full page drawings.  

Good conditions.  

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The book has been illustrated by René François Ghislain Magritte(1898 – 1967). He was a Belgian Surrealist artist, who became well known for creating a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, his work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality. His imagery has influenced pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art.
The book has been written by Comte de Lautréamont, pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse, (Montevideo, 1846 — Paris, 1870) was a poet, a strange and enigmatic figure in French literature, who is recognized as a major influence on the Surrealists.