SENGHOR, Léopold Sédar Les Élégies majeures. Paris: Éditions Regard, 1978. 6 folio volumes (430 x 330 mm). I: Élégie des Alizés. 3 etchings by Hans Hartung. II: Élégie pour Jean-Marie. 4 lithographs by Zao Wou-Ki. III: Elegy for Martin Luther King. 3 lithographs by Alfred Manessier. IV: Elegy for Georges Pompidou. 4 lithographs by Marie-Hélène Vieira da Silva. V: Élégie de Carthage. An aquatint and 4 culs-de-lampe by Pierre Soulages. VI: Elegy for the Queen of Sheba. An engraving and 13 vignettes by Étienne Hajdu. Leaves, original folder, caramel cloth case (minor wear). Limited edition of 200 copies, signed by the author and the artist. All plates are justified and numbered by the respective artists. Numbered copy 38, printed especially for Mr. Alain Poher, President of the Senate of the French Republic. With a mailing "Au Président Alain Poher Ami de l'Afrique en hommage amical" dated December 5, 1980 and a second one on the Carthage Elegy "Au Président Alain Poher en hommage d'amitié fidèle", Dakar June 15, 1981. Freckles, stains and folds. Significant wear, tears and stains to cover. Provenance: Former Alain Poher collection.