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“I like to hear you tell me that the world is music whose notes we share.
Those who resonate with grace and delight.
The ones that pierce with rage and fright.
And finally, those who utter the cry of abandonment and pain.
There are also memories and promises.
I like to hear you talk about the quintessence of love.
So I follow you, here and there.
Our walk begins through the seasons. Our senses no longer betray us and we no longer lie.”
Charlotte Lapalus (b. 1987, French)
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SFirst edition of 700 copies. Special edition of 25 copies, numbered, in offset printed paperboard slipcase, with signed original print.
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Published in 2021 by Libraryman
First edition:
ISBN 978–91–88113–50–4
23 x 29 cm. 72 pages + printed endpapers. 76 color plates. Offset printed clothbound hardcover. Linen thread bound. Red headband. Authentic tip-in images on front cover with typography in black foil. Typography on spine and back cover in white foil.
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