I visited the Saison Poetry collection and discovered that the first issues of these books were held in there vaults, forms filled and ID given and I had my hands on them.
It felt very special to be handling these books, particularly the Queneau as i have been working on this particular format. Lots of photos taken of the actual book binding, i am having difficulty finding someone to reproduce the book for me. Another interesting note: A Hundred Thousand Billion Poem is actually One Hundred Million Million! The poem that has turned into Myth and Legend…
Dom Sylvester Houedard
Dom Sylvester Houedard
Dom Sylvester Houedard
Dom Sylvester Houedard
100,000,000,000
100,000,000,000
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