[Armenia]. BARSOUMIAN NAJAR (Hratchya). Araxe. [S.l. and S.d - Lot 76

[Armenia]. BARSOUMIAN NAJAR (Hratchya). Araxe. [S.l. and S.d. XXth c.?] In-folio, 18 ff. in leaves, in flap folder (justif. printed on folder p.), publisher's canvas slipcase (russeting and soiling on slipcase). First and only edition of this artist's book by Najar Barsoumian Hratchya. It consists of an embossed title page, 6 bi-feuillets with a poem in English by Paruyr Sevak printed on page 2, in each bi-feuillet is inserted a plate featuring an engraving by Hratchya printed by SIADNAL. All plates are colored and numbered "e.a 8/10" in pencil. As indicated in the justification, 116 copies were printed: 99 on Arches vellum, 10 copies marked AP 1/10 to AP 10/10; and 7 copies reserved for the artist and collaborators NSF 1/7 to NSF 7/7. The copy appears to be a second or separate edition, numbered in pencil "e.a. 8/10". Paruyr Sevak (1924-1971) is one of the greatest Armenian poets of the XXᵉ century, an emblematic figure of modern poetry and Armenian national consciousness under the Soviet regime. His powerful work, blending intimate lyricism and social commitment, remains widely celebrated in the diaspora. Hratchya Barsoumian Najar (b. 1939, Aleppo, Syria) is an artist and printmaker of Armenian origin, known for his work blending Armenian visual tradition and contemporary plastic language.