Lautréamont, Comte de (Ducasse, Isidore). Les Chants de Maldoror (The Songs of Maldoror). Brussels, "La Boétie", 1948. Small in-4, 250 x 190 mm, paperback, illustrated cover in black, title in red and black (In good condition, except for the spine, which is protected by tape with little loss). "190, [2 bl.], [6] pp. Text in a red frame. Edition illustrated with 65 vignettes and lettering as well as 12 hors-texte in black. "-First edition of the 77 illustrations by Magritte, including the one on the cover and 12 hors-texte. Edition at 4100 copies + qqs h.c., all on pur chiffon (n° 686). In reality, it seems that the edition was limited to a few hundred copies. The book had been announced as early as June 1945 and the original drawings appeared under number 89 at the great exhibition of surrealism organized by Magritte in the gallery of the same editions in Dec. and Jan. 1945-1946." A limited edition of Comte de Lautréamont's Les Chants de Maldoror, embellished with the mysterious drawings of the renowned surrealist painter René Magritte. The book was rediscovered by the surrealists in the early 20th century, this text achieves a perfect harmony with Magritte's cryptic compositions. Drawings belog to the Magritte's "Vache period".