Une Poeme Moderne (1974)

 

London, England: Wallrich Books (folio, signed & numbered, hors commerce), 1974.
15" x 11" (each print), ~18" x 12" (portfolio), three prints with cover sheet in burgundy cardstock folder.

Ruby Editions Portfolio 1, designed by Henri Chopin and published by Larry Wallrich's Ruby Editions series, contains three prints by three artists: William S. Burroughs, Cozette de Charmoy, and Henri Chopin. All three prints numbered and signed by their artists. 130 copies in the full edition, 30 of which are considered Hors Commerce copies. 

The Burroughs print contains the text of "Une Poeme Moderne", "cut-up" into bits of words over two images of Burroughs.  This image is taken from a photograph taken by Brion Gysin of Burroughs in Paris (against a "DANGER" sign).

This copy is #7 of the 30 Hors Commerce copies.

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External Links: 

• RealityStudio: Collecting William S. Burroughs and the Arts
• Outskirts of the City: "Une Poeme Moderne" in The Poetry Project Newsletter, issue 18, October 1, 1974 
• Outskirts of the City: "Une Poeme Moderne" in Best & Company, issue 1, 1969
• Outskirts of the City: "Une Poeme Moderne" in Asylum, issue 3, January 1968
• Outskirts of the City: "Une Poeme Moderne" in Bananas, issue 2, Summer 1975
• Emory Univeristy: The Larry Wallrich Archives