[REVUE]. LATITUDE SUD 18°, Cahier Mensuel de Littérature et - Lot 323

[REVUE]. LATITUDE SUD 18°, Cahier Mensuel de Littérature et d'Art des pays de langue française de l'Océan indien. Tananarive, Imprimerie B. Fourgs, N° 1 to 12/1923. 12 issues in 11 fascicles (the last issue is double). 20.1 x 15.4 cm and 21.3 x 15.7 cm, stapled, illustrated covers. Complete collection of the 12 issues in 11 fascicules of this magazine edited by Pierre Camo, Victor Grandjean, Ivan Manhès and Auguste Trévis. Malagasy poems and tales, with numerous illustrations and woodcuts by Léone Georges. With important contributions from the great poet Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo and also Pierre Camo. Issue no. 1, November 1923, has a different cover from the others, with a beautiful layout, and is partly devoted to the modern painting exhibition at the Tanarive Fair, with reproductions of works by Dufy, Camoin, Vlaminck etc. At the end of the last issue (11-12), we announced the suspension of this publication. Enclosed: AUTOGRAPHIC LETTER SIGNED by Pierre Camo to Pierre CHAMPION, 3 pages in-8, dated Tananarive, March 5, 1924. Very interesting letter concerning the magazine and the difficulty (already at that time) of putting together a complete collection. Extremely rare and beautiful set. Reference in : - GLOBAL AVANTGARDE TYPOGRAPHY 1915-1950, p.269, MADAGASCAR 1 - Revue d'Avant garde roumaine CONTIMPORANUL (Bucarest), N° 49/1924 (see photo)