May 27, 2009

Paul Eluard and Valentine Hugo : men and animals






SPIDER
Discovered in an egg,
the spider won't go in again.









HEN
Let the hen pond:
hen with its ripe fruits,
Hen with our gain.







quotes from Les Animaux et leurs hommes. Les Hommes et leurs animaux [
Animals and their men. Men and their animals] by Paul Eluard, illustrated by Valentine Hugo.

Actuellement, la librairie loliée propose :
  • Hugo (Valentine) - Eluard (Paul). Les Animaux et leurs hommes. Les Hommes et leurs animaux. Paris, Gallimard, s.d.[1938], in-12. New edition with 22 illustrations in black by Valentine Hugo. Limited to 1300 copies. This one with a hand-writing dedication from Valentine Hugo and Paul Eluard to the poet Philippe Dumaine.