Salvador Dali, Spanish 1904-1989, "Les Chants de Maldoror", (The Songs of Maldoror) (M&L...

Salvador Dali, Spanish 1904-1989, "Les Chants de Maldoror", (The Songs of Maldoror) (M&L 11-54a/F 34-2), by Comte de Lautréamont, publ by Albert Skira, 1934, signed and numbered 36 from the edition of 40 tirage de tête, with the 42 heliogravures reworked in drypoint on Arches, comprising 30 full-page plates and 12 vignettes, with the additional 44 suite of heliogravures with remarques on Arches to the full-page plates, mounted in a black, beige and brown leather binding and stained wood slipcase, 32.8x25cm., (sheet) (book)

List of plates:

Chant Premier :

34-02-01 : vignette (page 5) 19.5x12cm (M&L 53)

34-02-02 : gravure (8/9) (M&L 19)

32-02-03 : gravure (16/17) (M&L 33)

32-02-04 : gravure (22/23) (M&L 20)

32-02-05 : gravure (28/29) (M&L 39)

32-02-06 : vignette (page 36) 5.5x7cm (M&L 49)

Deuxième Chant :

32-02-07 : vignette (page 37) 18x14cm (M&L 45)

32-02-08 : gravure (40/41) (M&L 24)

32-02-09 : gravure (46/47) (M&L 41)

32-02-10 : gravure (52/53) (M&L 14)

32-02-11 : gravure (58/59) (M&L 38)

32-02-12 : gravure (64/65) (M&L 23)

32-02-13 : gravure (70/71) (M&L 34)

32-02-14 : gravure (76/77) (M&L 27)

32-02-15 : gravure (82/83) (M&L 36)

32-02-16 : vignette (page 86) 7.5x55cm (M&L 47)

Troisième Chant :

32-02-17 : vignette (page 87) 4x14.7cm (M&L 51)

32-02-18 : gravure (92/93) (M&L 31)

32-02-19 : gravure (96/97) (M&L 30)

32-02-20 : gravure (102/103) (M&L 37)

32-02-21 : gravure (106/107) (M&L 15)

32-02-22 : gravure (108/109) (M&L 21)

32-02-23 : vignette (page 112) 7.3x9.5cm (M&L 42)

Quatrième Chant :

32-02-24 : vignette (page 113) 10.5x17.5cm (M&L 43)

32-02-25 : gravure (116/117) (M&L 22)

32-02-26 : gravure (122/123) (M&L 26)

32-02-27 : gravure (126/127) (M&L 13)

32-02-28 : gravure (132/133) (M&L 29)

32-02-29 : gravure (138/139) premier état de la gravure 30-02-32 (M&L 16)

32-02-30 : vignette (page 142) 9.3x9.8cm (M&L 44)

Cinquième Chant :

32-02-31 : vignette (page 143) 7x10cm (M&L 54)

32-02-32 : gravure (146/147)- deuxième état de la gravure 30-02-29 (M&L 11)

30-02-33 : gravure (152/153) (M&L 18)

32-02-34 : gravure (158/159) (M&L 32)

32-02-35 : gravure (164/165) (M&L 40)

32-02-36 : vignette (page 173) 11x8cm (M&L 48)

Sixième Chant :

32-02-37 : vignette (page 175) 11.5x16.5cm (M&L 52)

32-02-38 : gravure (178/179) (M&L 35)

32-02-39 : gravure (184/185) (M&L 12)

32-02-40 : gravure (190/191) (M&L 25)

32-02-41 : gravure (196/197) (M&L 28)

32-02-42 : vignette (page 207) 8x9.5cm (M&L 46)

The additional suite of 44 contains the aforemention 42 etchings with remarques together with the two additional plates listed below:

32-02-43e etching exists only in the suite of etchings with remarques; this example is the third state of the etching 30-02-29 (M&L 17)

32-02-44 : the etching exists only in the suite of etchings with remarques (M&L 50)

Note: Included with this copy and mounted therein are a letter signed by Dali, a post card from Dali to the publisher Albert Skira, an invitation to a private view of an exhibition of Salvador Dali at The Zwemmer Gallery, Wednesday October 24, 1934 and a further private view invitation to the exhibition of Drawings and Etchings to Illustrate Lautremont's Chants de Maldoror by Dali, at The Julien Levy Gallery, New York. There are three Ex Libris in this book, Julien Bogousslavsky, Henri Paricaud and Serge Goldenberg.

Dali was originally commissioned by the publisher Skira in 1934 to produce forty-four heliogravures reworked in drypoint to illustrate Lautreamont's 1868 Chants de Maldoror text. When published the book contained 42 etchings and due to financial difficulties, Skira only printed 100 copies. This rare example includes the two etchings originally intended to be included with the book but were dropped at a later date. These two etchings are part of the 44 plates en suite included with this example, the total number of plates and vignettes being eighty-six.