PÉRIER, Odilon-Jean. À TOUS HASARDS, 1925. Autographed deck - Lot 170

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PÉRIER, Odilon-Jean. À TOUS HASARDS, 1925. Autographed deck - Lot 170
PÉRIER, Odilon-Jean. À TOUS HASARDS, 1925. Autographed deck of cards. 52 playing cards calligraphied in ink on card stock (90 x 70 mm), comprising 45 ink-drawn cards, 3 blank cards, 3 black cards, and one black card decorated with painted moons. A printed instruction manual, housed in an autographed case bearing the inscription “Attention! Danger…” as well as the author’s address in Brussels. A precious autographed version of this poetic game designed by Périer in 1925, in which shuffling and turning over the cards creates random verbal combinations. Périer sent a copy to Jean Cocteau in early 1926. Included is: A TYPEWRITTEN PROOF OF 44 CARDS TO BE PRINTED ON 45.
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