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(Alechinsky, Pierre).
Caillois, Roger & Pierre Alechinsky.
UN MANNEQUIN SUR LE TROTTOIR/REMARQUES AU PINCEAU.
Paris: Yves Riviere, 1974.
4to boxed portfolio content of 20 unbound leaves, all screenprinted in colors with pictorial designs by Alechinsky and in facsimile of Caillois' holography. First edition of this attractive collaborative work. One of 450 examples printed, signed and numbered by both artist and author. Caillois' text "Un Mannequin..." is made here integral to Alechinsky's cycle of designs (ÔRemarques,...etc.'), suggesting that the images are remarks upon it. All prints fine in like box.

320 uk pounds

(Alfelt, Else).
Jaguer, Edouard.
ELSE ALFEST.
Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, 1950.
13 x 17cm. 16pp. 12 b/w reproductions of works by the artist. Stiff wrappers with an original lithographed design by Alfelt. First edition of the first monograph devoted to the Danish artistÕs oeuvre. Alfelt was one of the two female members of the Cobra group (the other being Helge Jacobson). Originally issued in the Cobra Bibliotheket series, as edited by Asger Jorn. A close to fine example of this document. Scarce.

75 uk pounds

(American Artists in Paris).
ARTISTES AMERICAINS MODERNES DE PARIS. Preface par Chil Aronson.
Paris: Editions ÔLe TriangleÕ, 1932.
4to. 108 b/w reproductions of works exhibited. Original pictorial wrappers. The scarce (and rather deluxe) catalogue for this exhibition of American artists working in France at the time. Among the most noteworthy are the contributions by Hilaire Hiler, Eugene MacCown, Peter Neagoe and Abraham Rattner. Minor scrappiness to wrappers, else a very good example of this obscure documentation.

175 uk pounds

(Apollinaire, Guillaume). Rouveyre, Andre.
APOLLINAIRE.
Paris: NRF, 1924. 8vo. 270 pp.
Printed wrappers. First trade edition of this voluminous and scarce biographical critique by one of Apollinaire's intimates and artist-collaborator for his "Vitam Impendere Amori" (1917), among other projects. Rouveyre was a contributor to "Vers et Prose", the vanguard post-decadent/Symbolist journal of the immediatepre-WWI period. A very good+ example.

100 uk pounds

Apollinaire, Guillaume.
PRSY TIRESLOVY. Nadrealisticke drama o dvou jednanich s prologem. Translation by Jaroslav Seifert.
Prague: Jan Fromek (= Odeon), 1926.
8vo. 72pp. (+2). Title-page (in black and blue) and typographic design by Karel Teige. Four full-page collection by Joseph Sima. Original wrappers with a typo-pictorial design in colors (also) by Teige. First Czech edition of ApollinaireÕs historic opera bouffe, as translated by the future Nobel prize winner for literature Jaroslav Seifert. Replete with four striking Surrealist collages by Joseph Sima and typography and cover design by Karel Teige. ÔLes Mamelles du TiresiasÕ (with music by Germaine Albert-Birot) was ApollinaireÕs answer to the Cocteau, Massaine, Satie & Picasso collaboration ÔParadeÕ (1917), and per book publications contains the first usage of the term ÔSurrealismÕ, which he had coined in reference to the latter work. One of a 'stated' issue of 1000 copies on Japanese (ÔBonsaiÕ) paper (total edition). A fine and untrimmed example of this high spot of the Czech avant-garde in the 1920Õs. Rare thus. 650 uk pounds

(Apollinaire, Guillaume).
L'ESPRIT NOUVEAU. Revue Internationale d'esthetique. No. 26: 'Apollinaire number'. Editors: Paul Dermee & Michel Seuphor.
Paris: Editions de L'Esprit Nouveau, 1924.
8vo. 50pp. Reproductions after drawings, watercolors, manuscripts and letters by Apollinaire, seven portraits of him by Pablo Picasso and two by Louis Marcoussis (one of which is an original lithograph printed in red) + other related facsimile documents and photographs. Original wrappers. Special issue of the period's foremost avant-garde journal. This number solely composed of a documentary homage to Apollinaire. Includes his short tale 'La Plante', correspondence and poems (reproduced in facsimile). Other texts by Celine Arnauld, Paul Dermee, Pierre-Albert Birot, Ivan Goll, Francis Picabia, Andre Salmon, Roch Grey, et. al. + letters to Apollinaire by Fernand Divoire, Picabia, et. al.. Image portraits by Picasso and Marcoussis (original lithograph) and drawings and watercolors by Apollinaire + several related text and photo documents. One page cleanly starting, else a very good example of this exceptional issue. Rare.

195 uk pounds

Aragon, Louis.
FEU DE JOIE. Avec un dessin de Pablo Picasso.
Paris: Au sans Pareil, Collection 'Litterature', 1919.
Small 8vo. 56pp. Frontispiece design by Picasso. Original wrappers with a design by Andre Derain. First edition of Aragon's first book. A Parisian Dada-period collection, replete with frontispiece by Picasso. One of 1000 examples on verge bouffant from a total issue of 1080. Slight wear to wrappers, else a very good example. Scarce.

325 uk pounds

Aragon, Louis.
LA GRANDE GAITE. Avec 2 dessins dÕYves Tanguy.
Paris: Gallimard, 1929.
Large 8vo. 126pp. Two full-page b/w illustrations by Tanguy. Original wrappers. First edition of AragonÕs last great Surrealist-period work. One of only 75 on velin bouffant lafuma-navarre from a total issue of 351 + 20 h.c. copies. A very good+ example of this elusive title.

575 uk pounds

(Aragon, Louis).
LA PEINTURE AU DEFI. Exposition de Collages: Arp, Braque, Duchamp, Ernst, Gris, Magritte, Man Ray, Miro, Picabia, Picasso, Tanguy. Text: Louis Aragon.
Paris: Jose Corti, 1930.
8vo. 32pp. 23 b/w reproductions after photo-montage and collage works by the participating artists. Original wrappers. First edition of the catalogue for this important exhibition (Galerie Goemans, 1930). A convincing collective argument against the exclusionary aesthetic practices of the school of so-called 'pure painting', as represented via Aragon's introductory text and the works exhibited. One of 1000 examples after a 'du tete' of 20. Typical sunning to wrappers, else in very good estate. Increasingly scarce.

375 uk pounds

Arnauld, Celine.
LA NUIT REVE TOUT HAUT - POEME DEUX VOIX ET LE CLAVIER SECRET.
Paris: Esprit Nouveau, 1934.
Small 8vo. 77pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this experimental dialogue by the ÔLitteratureÕ group spokeswoman. Intended for two voices (a la recitation) accompanied by a secret or imagined piano setting. One of 450 numbered examples on Chesterfield. A close to fine example. Scarce.

75 uk pounds

Arnauld, Celine.
HEURS INTACTES. Poemes.
Brussels: Les Cahiers du Journal des Poetes, 1936. 12mo. 56pp. Original wrappers. First edition. One of only 100 numbered examples printed on "Featherweight Leger" of this collection of post-Dada experimental poems by Arnauld. A fine example. Rare.

120 uk pounds

Arnauld, Celine.
L'APAISEMENT DE L'ECLIPSE. Passion en 2 actes. Precede de Diorama.
Paris: Les Ecrivains Reunis, 1925. 8vo. 68pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author credited to L. Favre. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of only 250 numbered examples on "velin" (from a total edition of 266) of this experimental bookwork. Composed of poetic mock-dramatic pieces. Arnauld was the only acknowledged "activeâ female presence in the Parisian Dadaist 'Litterature" circle. A close to fine example. Very scarce.

150 uk pounds

Arnauld, Celine.
LES RESEAUX DU REVEIL.
Paris: GLM, 1937. 12mo. 40pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this cycle of poetic works by Arnauld. This example inscribed to the eminent modernist historian and anthologist Albert Beguin. A close to fine example. Rare thus.

140 uk pounds

(Arp, Hans).
Tzara, Tristan.
VINGT-CINQ POEMES. Dix gravures sur bois de Hans Arp.
Zurich: Collection Dada, 1918.
8vo. 52pp. 10 original woodcut illustrations by Hans Arp. Original wrappers with pasted-down title label (also) with an original woodcut by Arp. First edition of this superb Dada collaboration, constituting Tzara's second published collection of poetic experiments. This example from the issue on alfa, preceded by the 'du tete' of only 10 numbered copies. 'Twenty-five Poems' is unquestionably one of the book highlights of the heroic period of the Dada movement, as founded in Zurich (1916). Minor (typical) browning to wrappers, minor paper loss at heel of spine, else a very good+ example of one of the most desirable Collection Dada productions. Rare.

4,750 uk pounds

(Arp, Jean).
Hugnet, Georges.
LA SPHERE DE SABLE. Illustrations de Jean Arp.
Paris: Aux depens de Robert-J. Godet, 'Collection pour mes amis', 1943.
Large 8vo. 28pp. 16 b/w woodcut textual illustrations by Jean Arp. Unbound signatures laid into green printed paper folio. First edition of this excellent wartime Surrealist collaboration. Composed of poetic texts by Hugnet, as illustrated by Arp. One of 176 numbered examples on pur fil, apart from the 'du tete' of 23 (total issue). A fine example of this attractive and scarce livre d'artiste.

425 uk pounds

Arp, Hans & Huidobro, Vincente.
TROIS NOUVELLES EXEMPLAIRES. Traduction: Rilka Walter.
Paris: Fontaine, collection (LÕAge dÕOr), 1945.
12mo. 30pp. Original pictorial wrappers (designed for the series by Mario Prassinos). First edition of these collaborative experimental tales composed by Arp and the Chilean Dadaist poet and novelist Huidobro. One of 400 numbered examples from a total issue of 475. A very good+ copy. Uncommon.

85 uk pounds

Artaud, Antonin.
VAN GOGH LE SUICIDE DE LA SOCIETE.
Paris: K. Editeur, 1947. 8vo. 76pp. Original pictorial wrappers. First edition of this obsessive discursive work by Artaud. One of 630 numbered examples on Marais Crevecoeur (aside from 30 h.c.). A very good+ copy. Scarce.

265 uk pounds

Artaud, Antonin.
CI-GIT. Precede de la Culture Indienne.
Paris: K. Editeur, 1947.
Small 8vo. 50pp. Original wrappers. First edition. One of a series of truly inspired investigations from the author's increasingly dire post-WWII period. One of 435 numbered on velin pur fil du marais, after 15 'du tete' on japon and apart from 35 h.c. examples (total issue). A very good+ example. Scarce.

300 uk pounds

Artaud, Antonin.
POUR EN FINIR AVEC LE JUGEMENT DE DIEU. Emission radiophonique enregistree le 28 novembre 1947. Texte integral suivi de variantes, extraits de presse et 8 lettres.
Paris: K. Editeur, 1948.
Small 8vo. 112pp. Original wrappers. First edition of the complete transcription of this compelling dramatic piece for radio by Artaud. Includes variant passages, press reports in wake of the original broadcast and related correspondence. One of 400 numbered on chiffon du marais, after 35 'du tete', apart from 25 h.c. copies. A very good+ example. Scarce.

175 uk pounds

Atlan, Jean Michel.
LE SANG PROFOND. Illustrations de l'Auteur.
Paris: L'Atelier de la Salamandre, 1944.
14 x 19cm. 37pp. Four full-page b/w illustration by the artist/author. Original wrappers. First edition of this early bookwork by the founding French Cobra artist. Composed of a cycle of polemic poems and accompanying images. One of 950 numbered copies issued. This is a very good+ example of a title that is usually encountered in less than acceptable condition. Scarce thus.

185 uk pounds

Audiberti, Jacques.
LÕOUVRE-BOITE. Colloque Abhumaniste.
Paris: Gallimard, 1952. 8vo. 201pp. Four full-page abstract designs by Camille Bryen. Original wrappers. First edition of this work by the prominent modernist author, as illustrated by the para-Surrealist Bryen. A very good+ example. Scarce.

65 uk pounds

Bachelard, Gaston.
LA TERRE ET LES REVERIES DE LA VOLONTE.
Paris: Corti, 1948.
8vo. Original wrappers. First edition (preceded by only 30 large paper copies) of this crucial phenomenological excursion by the gifted psychoanalyst thinker cum literary theoretician. BachelardÕs exquisitely personal text analyses are in the reading associative alchemical evocations of the word as outwardly projected and simultaneously internalized animate signifier within any given territory ("a reverie is inseparable from the language in which it is dreamed", par example). This copy with a superb 2pp. autographed letter from the author to the modernist poet Noel Bureau, in response to the latter having sent Bachelard a series of poems, which may be of interest thematically to his ongoing work, and which (in his always exacting style) Bachelard discusses indirectly, among other topics. This ALS has been carefully tipped onto the free-flyleaf of the volume, and neatly unfolds for examination. The volume itself exhibits some minor wear to wrappers, else is in very good estate. Substantial articles of correspondence from Bachelard do not often appear on the market. Unique thus.

525 uk pounds

Ball, Emmy Hennings.
HUGO BALL. Seine Leben in Briefen und Gedichten. Mit einem Vorwort von Hermann Hesse.
Berlin: Fischer Verlag, 1930.
8vo. 312pp. B/w frontispiece photo-portrait. Wrappers. First edition of this compelling biography of Hugo Ball, as authored by his Zurich Dada collaborator and wife. Details the Cabaret Voltaire years, as well as the post-Dada years. The forward by Hesse is fitting, given that Ball had authored a quite good study of the formerÕs philosophy and works. A close to fine example in somewhat worn (but intact) original printed dustwrapper. Scarce.

125 uk pounds

(Bataille, Georges).
DIEU VIVANT. No.4. Liminaire de Marcel More.
Paris: self-published, 1945.
Large 8vo. 157pp. Original wrappers. Single number from the first year of this philosophically-oriented avant-garde revue. Contributions from G. Bataille, P. Klossowski, J.P. Sartre, M. More, et. al. One of 3500 copies on velin blanc, after 20 Ôdu teteÕ examples. Very good+ estate.

50 uk pounds

Bataille, Georges.
LÕABBE C.
Paris: Minuit, 1950.
Small 8vo. 225pp. Original wrappers. First edition (after 500 subscriberÕs copies on alfa) of this caustic and neo-frenetic fictional work by the author. Minor wear to wrappers, else a very good+ example. Uncommon.

65 uk pounds

Beckett, Samuel.
IMAGINATION MORTE IMAGINEZ.
Paris: Minuit, 1965.
8vo. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of 112 numbered copies reserved for "La Librarie des Editions de Minuit". Perhaps, the most significant narrative that Beckett created during the 60's. A fine example in original glassine.

160 uk pounds

Beckett, Samuel.
ASSEZ.
Paris: Minuit, 1966.
8vo. 29 numbered pp. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of 112 numbered examples of this evocative prose work (from 460 total) reserved for the publisher. Title translates as "Enoughâ. A fine, mainly uncut example in original glassine.

200 uk pounds

Hans Bellmer

Bellmer, Hans.
"Untitled". Original etching from "Mode d'Emploi".
Paris: Editions Georges Visat, 1967.
8 x 15cm. (image size). B/w etching on paper. Signed and lettered (a.p.) by the artist. Matted. A typically complex, meticulous and anatomically "morphed" designed by the artist from the title suite. Issued in an edition of 150 examples; of which the piece offered herein is a signed artistâs proof (so designated in pencil by Bellmer). Fine estate. Image available on request.

325 uk pounds

(Bellmer, Hans).
HANS BELLMER. Texts by the artist, Paul Eluard, Nora Mitrani, Bernard Noel, et. al.
Paris: CNAC, 1971.
19 x 28cm. 96pp. 67 full-page reproductions of works by Bellmer, including two double-page color photo spreads after the artist's infamous doll, and three photo-portraits by Jacqueline Hyde, Robert David & Karlheinz Bauer of Bellmer. Printed card wrappers. First edition of the catalogue for this initial retrospective of the extremist Surrealist's work. A close to fine example. Uncommon.

85 uk pounds

Bens, Jacques.
LE RETOUR AU PAYS (Fragments).
Paris: Gallimard, 1968.
Small 8vo. 60pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this collection of Oulipo text experiments by the author. Bens was responsible for the uniquely entertaining mathematics-based poem generating systems ÔInventoriesÕ and ÔIrrational SonnetsÕ. This copy from the numbered issue. A fine example.

85 uk pounds

Bens, Jacques.
ROUGE GRENADE. Roman.
Paris: Grasset, 1976. 8vo. 235pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this Oulipo novel. One of only 14 hors commerce (Ôdu teteÕ) copies, apart from the numbered issue of 24 on verge. A fine example of this uncommon work.

85 uk pounds

Bernstein, Michele.
TOUS LES CHEVAUX DU ROI.
Paris: Buchet/Chastel, 1960.
Small 8vo. 162pp. Printed wrappers. First edition of the authorÕs first novel. A Ôroman a clefÕ of the Situationist milieu and parody of Ônouveau romanÕ mannerisms. Bernstein was a founding member of the S.I. and Guy DebordÕs long-time companion. A pristine copy. Uncommon.

65 uk pounds

Biebl, Konstantin.
PLANCIUS.
Prague: Sfinx (Bohumil Janda), 1930-31. 8vo. 26 (+3)pp. Frontispiece + design throughout by Jindrich Styrsky. Original wrappers. First edition of this privately printed prose work by the foremost Czech Constructivist poet. One of 330 examples issued (total edition). Pictorial frontispiece by Styrsky. Among Biebl's most important productions was 'Zlom' (1928). An unusually fine example of this rarely encountered title.

275 uk pounds

(Boumeester, Christine).
CHRISTINE BOUMEESTER. Texts: Noel Arnaud, Gaston Bachelard, Max Clarac-Serou, Francis Picabia & Iaroslav Serpan.
Paris: Instance, 1951.
Small 4to 16pp. Five b/w reproductions after works by the artist. Original wrappers. First edition. A scarce catalogue of works by the abstract-Surrealist Boumeester. Particularly noteworthy for the text contributions by Arnaud, Bachelard and Picabia. One of only 200 numbered examples from a total issue of 225. Boumeester (with her husband Henri Goetz) participated in the exhibitions of the short-lived post-WWII para-Surrealist ÔVrilleÕ group, together with Jean Atlan, Victor Brauner, Picabia, Raoul Ubac, Gerard Vulliamy, and others. The group was coordinated by Evrard de Rouvre. A very good+ example of this elusive documentation.

115 uk pounds

Bousquet, Joe.
LE FRUIT DE L'OMBRE.
Paris: Minuit, 1947.
Small 8vo. 42pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this uncommon collection by the intrepid Surrealist poet. Bousquet was serverely (permanently) disabled, owing to injuries suffered in WWI. Nevertheless, his extraordinary poetic and editorial accomplishments spanned some three decades. There were no large paper or 'du tete' copies issued of this title. A close to fine example.

100 uk pounds

Breton, Andre & Philipe Soupault.
LES CHAMPS MAGNETIQUES.
Paris: Au sans Pareil, 1920.
8vo. 120pp. Original wrappers. The 'stated' second issue (of 120 copies), following (about three months before) the first edition of 180 examples. Produced in late 1919, while both authors were engaged in the Parisian Dada adventure. This work was directly influenced by their crucial (to the Surrealist family tree that is) re-reading of Lautremont's 'Chants de Maldoror' and 'Poesies'; the latter which Breton had copied out by hand from the (then) only known copy of the first edition deposited in the Bibliotheque Nationale. 'Les Champs Magnetiques' is (traditionally) considered to be the inaugural Surrealist text collection, as it embodies the later movement's automatic/mediumistic methodology. Chronologically, this is Breton's second published book and Soupault's third. Some minor wear to wrappers, typical internal browning (owing to stock quality), else a very good example of this landmark work. Rare.

475 uk pounds

Breton, Andre.
MANIFESTE DU SURREALISME/POISSON SOLUBLE.
Nouvelle edition augmentee d'une preface et de la lettre aux voyantes/frontispiece de Max Ernst.
Paris: Editions Kra, 1929.
8vo. 208 pp. Frontispiece designed by Max Ernst. Printed wrappers. Enlarged edition of Breton's Surrealist Charter, together with the automatic text "Poisson Soluble" (ÔSoluble Fish'), and the first to include the frontispiece design by Ernst. Some typical browning to spine and text, else a fine copy. Scarce.

395 uk pounds


Breton, Andre.
LES PAS PERDUS.
Paris: NRF, 1924.
12 mo. 224 pp. Printed wrappers. First edition of Breton's fifth book. This example, one of only a handful of "author's copies" printed on green stock (this point is not noted at the justification). Published on the heels of his "Manifeste du Surrealisme", "The Lost Steps" is an excellent companion text work to the latter. Some minor sunning to wrappers, else a very good example of this bibliographic rarity.

265 uk pounds

Breton, Andre.
LEGITIME DEFENSE.
Paris: Editions Surrealistes, 1926.
Small 8vo. 28pp. Original wrappers. First edition. Content of a vigorous response to the attacks of Henri Barbusse and the ÔLÕHumaniteÕ group upon the Surrealist project. A very good+ example. Increasingly scarce.

175 uk pounds

Breton, Andre & Eluard, Paul,
L'IMMACULEE CONCEPTION.
Paris: Editions Surrealistes, 1930.
19 x 24cm. 124pp. Pictorial wrappers designed by Salvador Dali. First edition of this, one of the most important collaborative Surrealist works. In part, an attempt to simulate various psychic disorders, in order to demonstrate not only the apparent non-existence of barriers between the 'normal' and 'abnormal', but also the capacity of the mind to exceed by poetic means, the conventional boundaries of 'normal' thought. "If the First and Second (Surrealist) Manifestos are the exposition of the manifest content of the Surrealist dream, 'The Immaculate Conception' is its latent content". (Breton). One of 2000 examples on papier imponderable des papeteries Sorel-Moussel, apart from 116 'du tete'. The cover design by Dali is reproduced at the title page, and the artist's 'paranoic-critical method' definitely informed Breton and Eluard's experiments herein. An unusually fine example of this keynote publication.

395 uk pounds

Breton, Andre, Char, Rene, Eluard, Paul, et. al.
VIOLETTE NOZIERES.
Brussels: Editions Nicolas Flamel, 1933.
14.5 x 19.5cm. 41pp. Full-page b/w illustrations by Hans Arp, Victor Brauner, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Marcel Jean, and Yves Tanguy. Wrappers with a photo-collage design by Man Ray. First edition of this collective Surrealist provocation. Issued in support of the young Violette Nozieres, who was (then) on trial for the murder of her abusive father. Composed of poetic texts by Andre Breton, Rene Char, Paul Eluard, Maurice Henry, E.L.T. Mesens, Cesar Moro, Benjamin Peret and Gui Rosey and designs by Arp, Brauner, Dali, Ernst, Giacometti, Jean and Tanguy. One of 2000 examples issued on velin, however, copies intended for sale in France were seized at the border and their distribution was prohibited. A fine, primarily unopened example. Very scarce.

595 uk pounds

Breton, Andre.
L'AIR DE L'EAU.
Paris: Editions 'Cahiers d'Art', 1934.
Large 8vo. 48pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this poetic work by the author. Inspired by his initial meeting with his (future) second wife the sculptor Jacqueline Lamba; shortly thereafter, Breton composed these poems in 'about' one week. Lamba would later note that 'L'Air de L'Eau' was 'entirely about me, or rather us'. One of 300 numbered examples on velin, after 45 'du tete'. Minor sunning to wrappers and slightly bumped at heel of spine, else a very good copy of one of the great works from the extensive canon of Surrealist love poetry. Scarce.

325 uk pounds

Breton, Andre.
POINT DU JOUR.
Paris: Gallimard, 1934.
Small 8vo. 256pp. Original wrappers. First edition. One of the most elusive of Breton titles of the 1930's. Issued in an unstated number of copies. Additionally, there were no large paper ('du tete') examples issued. A very good+ example. Very scarce.

250 uk pounds

Breton, Andre.
POSITION POLITIQUE DU SURREALISME.
Paris: Sagittaire, 1935.
12 mo. 180 pp. Printed wrappers. First edition (preceded by 20 numbered examples) of these collected texts by Breton. Written during the year of publication, these manifest-statements were issued in the aftermath of the illustrations-fated events of the "International Congress of Writers for the Defense of Culture" (organized by the Communist Party, and held in Paris). Rene Crevel's suicide evidences the impact of these events upon the Surrealist groupâs divorce from the Communist Party and its satellite intellectuals (of the period). Minor wear to wrappers, else a very good+ example. Scarce.

195 uk pounds


Breton, Andre.
SPODITE NADOBY.
Translation by Jindrich Honzl & Viteslav Nezval.
Prague: SVU Manes, 1934.
8vo. 181 pp. Cloth. First Czech language edition of Breton's imperative Surrealist text (ÔLes Vases Communicants', 1932), as translated by Honzl & Nezval, two of the most prominent members of the Czech Surrealist group. A close to fine copy in a very good+ example of the rare dustwrapper with a striking collage design by Toyen.

325 uk pounds

Breton, Andre & Paul Eluard.
UWAGI O POEZJI. Autory Zowany Prezeklad Alfreda Wiznera.
Warsaw: Mala Biblioteka, Kameny, 1939. Small 8vo. 16pp. Original wrappers. First Polish language edition of Breton and EluardÕs critical Surrealist poetic manifest ÔNotes sur la PoesieÕ (Paris, 1936). An unusually fine example of this rare document.

175 uk pounds

Breton, Andre.
ARCANE 17. Ente d'ajours.
Paris: Sagittaire, 1947.
Small 8vo. 223pp. Original wrappers. First French edition (after 308 numbered examples), and much expanded from the Brentano's New York edition of 1945. One of Breton's engaging discursive works of his WWII period of exile. Composed in 1944 while on a trip to Canada with his third wife Elisa. The title refers to the seventeenth major arcanum of the tarot; the star. A close to fine example. Scarce.

95 uk pounds

Breton, Andre.
LA LAMPE DANS LE HORLOGE.
Paris: Editions Robert Marin, 1948.
Small 8vo. 72pp. Frontispiece lithographed by Toyen + full-page photo-portrait of the author by Elisa Breton. Wrappers with a pictorial design by Toyen. First edition of this important post-WWII work by Breton. One of 2025 numbered examples. The cover design by Toyen is quite intriguing. A close to fine example.

150 uk pounds

Breton, Andre.
MARTINIQUE CHARMEUSE DE SERPANTS. Avec textes et illustrations dÕAndre Masson.
Paris: Sagittaire, 1948.
Small 8vo. 116pp. Pictorial designs by Masson. Original wrappers. First edition (after 625 numbered copies) of this uncommon post-war work by Breton, as illustrated by Andre Masson, who here also contributes a series of short thematically related texts. Some slight yellowing to wrappers, else a more than acceptable example.

150 uk pounds

(Breton, Andre).
Castre, Victor.
ANDRE BRETON.
Paris: Arcanes, 1952.
8vo. 196pp. Printed wrappers. First edition of this uncommon study of Breton. One of 975 numbered copies on alfa (after 25 on velin). Castre was a co-founder of the important Marxist revue ÔClarteÕ, with whom the Surrealists allied during the height of their activism in and about the Communist Party (late 20Õs - early 30Õs). The manifest ÔLa Revolution dÕabord et ToujoursÕ resulted from this collaboration. A close to fine example of this early appraisal.

50 uk pounds

(Breton, Andre).
Arnim, Achim von.
CONTES BIZARRES. Introduction de Andre Breton. Preface et traduction de Theophile Gautier.
Paris: Arcanes, 1953. 8vo. 236pp. Three b/w images by Wolfgang Paalen. Original wrappers with pictorial design (also) by Paalen. First edition thus of GautierÕs important translation of these darkly humored tales by the visionary German Romantic, as introduced by Breton and pictorially ÔsignifiedÕ by Paalen. Early on, Breton designated Arnim as a Surrealist precursor (ÔArnim is Surrealist absolutely, in space and timeÕ). A close to fine copy in like laminated dustwrapper, which repeats PaalenÕs cover design. Uncommon.

110 uk pounds

(Broodthaers, Marcel - an early appearance in print)
LE SURREALISME REVOLUTIONNAIRE.
No. 1 (all published).
Paris: Le Bureau International du Surrealisme Revolutionnarie, 1948.
21 x 29 cm .
48pp. 28 b/w illustrations. Tri-color printed wrappers. The first and only issue of this 'renegade' Surrealist journal. The Surrealisme Revolutionnaire group was co-founded by Christian Dotremont (Brussels) & Noel Arnaud (Paris) in June of 1947 with the publication of the pamphlet 'Pas de Quartiers dans la Revolution!' (text by Dotremont and Jean Seeger), which was co-signed by Marcel Broodthaers, Irene Hamoir, Rene Magritte, Paul Nouge, among others. The group was also responsible for the infamous interventionist catalogue-response to the monumental international Surrealist exhibition ('Surrealisme en 1947') held in Paris in 1947; a biting attack upon the established group's conformity to tried and true activities and styles. 'Le Surrealisme Revolutionnaire' is composed of texts by Broodthaers, Achille Chavee, Dotremont, Paul Colinet, Edouard Jaguer, Raymond Queneau, Tristan Tzara, et. al., and illustrations by Max Bucaille, Asger Jorn, Richard Mortenson, among others. A considerable document of the polemic schism between Surrealist generations and old comrades and the early manifestations of Cobra group activity. The text contribution by Broodthaers is one of his earliest published pieces (preceding his first book of poems by nine years). A very good+ example of this scarce and fragile journal.

350 uk pounds

Bryen, Camille.
LES CLOTRES DU VENT.
Paris: Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Critique, 1945.
Small 8vo. 14pp. Frontispiece portrait of Bryen by Louis Marcoussis. Original wrappers. First edition of these poems by the underlooked para-Surrealist author/artist. One of 930 numbered examples (total issue). A very good+ copy of this uncommon title.

75 uk pounds

(Bucaille, Max).
MAX BUCAILLES - GOAUCHES. Text: Marcel Bealu.
Charleroi: Le Rouge et le Noir (17-30 Oct.), 1959.
25.6 x 30cm. Single sheet printed with text by Bealu & lists of works exhibited. The uncommon catalogue/announcement for this exhibition of works by the Surrealist affiliate Bucaille. Noteworthy for the poetic text by the experimental poet and editor of ÔRealities SecretesÕ. Folded, else a very good example.

35 uk pounds

(Bury, Pol).
Noiret, Joseph & Pol Bury.
L'AVENTURE DEVORANTE.
Hors-textes de Pol Bury.
Brussels: Editions Cobra, 1950.
Small 8vo. 41 pp. Three full-page b/w illustrations after drawings by Bury. Blue printed wrappers. First edition of this Cobra period collaboration. Among other projects, Noiret was the author of the one-man periodical ÔLe Tout Petit Cobra', which appeared during the same year as ÔL'Aventure...'. The drawings by Bury reflect his sculptural obsessions of the period. One of 300 numbered copies (from a total edition of 320). A fine copy.

145 uk pounds

Cahun, Claude. (pseudonym of Lucy Schwob).
AVEUX NON AVENUS. Illustre dÕHelio-gravures Composees par Moore dÕapres les projets de LÕAuteur. Preface par Pierre Mac Orlan.
Paris: Carrefour, 1930.
Large 8vo. 237pp. 9 full-page duotone photomontages + one photograph (as afterword). Wrappers with a three-color typographic design (back and front) incorporating the title and authorÕs name in various combinations. First edition of the author and artistÕs second book (preceded only by the bibliographic rarity ÔVues et VisionsÕ, 1919). One of 445 numbered examples (total edition). Arguably, the most mysterious figure of the Surrealist milieu, Cahun brought an intense sexual ambivalence, dissidence, and broad sense of the absurd to both her Surrealist writings and work in photography and montage. The photomontages included here incorporate many self-portraits, which are manipulated and in one instance repeated as many eight times. This project was carried out by Cahun in collaboration with her long time companion Moore (Suzanne Malherbe). In 1939 Cahun exiled herself to the island of Jersey, where she was still living as of the mid-50Õs. Fine estate.

2,000 uk pounds

Caillois, Roger.
PATAGONIE.
Paris: Confluences, 1946.
Small 8vo. 32pp. Original wrappers. First edition. Emblematic of the author's wartime Argentine experience, which featured both a working and somewhat guarded romantic relationship with Victoria Ocampo (the founder of SUR and first woman elected to Argentina's Academy of Letters). In 1944, Caillois would establish the Latin American division of the N.R.F.. One of only 225 examples on velin. Title page with brief marginal ink notation, else a fine copy of this scarce title.

130 uk pounds

Callois, Roger.
VOCABULAIRE ESTHETIQUE.
Paris: Fontaine, 1946.
12mo. 137pp. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of 1200 numbered copies issued on velin. A fascinating theo-critical work by the one-time Surrealist and co-initiator (with Georges Bataille, Pierre Klossowski and Michel Leiris, et. al.) of the 'College de Sociologie' (1936) and its parallel journal 'Acephale' (1936-39). Some minor wear to wrappers else a very good+ example. Uncommon.

70 uk pounds

Caillois, Roger.
QUATRE ESSAIS DE SOCIOLOGIE CONTEMPORAINE.
Paris: Perlin, 1951.
8vo. 156pp. Original decorative wrappers. First edition of this quartet of critical essays on the ÔsacredÕ by the one-time Surrealist, translator & co-founder of the ÔCollege de SociologieÕ. A very good+ example of an uncommon title.

80 uk pounds

Carrington, Leonora.
A group of three unique and extremely early works on paper by the influential Surrealist artist and author.

Specifications are as follows:

a. ÔUntitledÕ. c. 1935. 14.5 x 21.5cm. Watercolor on paper. Signed by Carrington. Fine estate. Full provenance upon request.

1,750 uk pounds

b. ÔUntitledÕ. c. 1935. 21.5 x 28cm. Graphite on paper. Signed by the artist. Fine estate. Full provenance upon request.

1,500 uk pounds

c. ÔUntitledÕ. c. 1935. 12.5 x 15.5cm. Watercolor on paper. Signed by Carrington. Fine estate. Full provenance upon request.

1,750 uk pounds

Executed while still in her ÔteenÕsÕ, the works offered here represent some of CarringtonÕs earliest (extant) stylistic investigations. In 1937 Carrington joined the Surrealist group. Within this milieu, her well-documented and tumultuous romantic and decisive creative collaborations with Max Ernst were founded. This is notable, given that the pieces offered here were initially possessed by Max Ernst, and thus could (possibly) be considered as gestural gifts. In any speculative event, such early works by Carrington are a rare and wonderful documentary find. Images upon request.

Carrington, Leonora.
EN BAS.
Paris: Fontaine, 1945.
12mo. 90pp. Pictorial wrappers. The scarce first edition of the author/artistâs critical Surrealist fictionalized memoir detailing her psychological breakdown in Mexico, which took place in the wake of her estrangement from Max Ernst in the late 30's. One of 450 numbered examples (total edition). Title translates as "Down Below". A very good+ copy of the fragile volume.

130 uk pounds

(Cobra).
LE GROUPE EXPERIMENTAL HOLLANDAIS.
Appel, Constant, Corneille. Text by Christian Dotremont.
Amst: Editions Cobra, 1949.
8vo. 11 pp. 9 b/w reproductions of works exhibited. Original wrappers. First edition of the catalogue for the first exhibition of Dutch Cobra artists in France (held at Colette Allendy's Gallery in Passy - May/June, 1949). Introductory text by Christian Dotremont. One of an unspecified Ônumbered' limited edition. A very good+ example of this ephemeral document. Scarce.

80 uk pounds

(Cobra).
LE GROUPE EXPERIMENTAL HOLLANDAIS. Appel, Constant, Corneille. Text by Christian Dotremont.
Amst: Editions Cobra, 1949.
8vo. 11 pp. 9 b/w reproductions of works exhibited. Original wrappers. First edition of the catalogue for the first exhibition of Dutch Cobra artists in France (held at Colette Allendy's Gallery in Passy - May/June, 1949). Introductory text by Christian Dotremont. One of an unspecified ïnumbered' limited edition. A very good+ example of this ephemeral document. Scarce.

80 uk pounds

(Cobra).
LE PETIT COBRA.
No. 3. Edited by Christian Dotremont.
Brussels: Editions Cobra, 1950.
13 x 21 cm. 14 pp. 10 textual illustrations. Designed throughout by Alechsinsky. Wrappers (also) with a design in colors by Alechinsky. The third number of this international Cobra movement. Texts by Asger Jorn, Corneille, Eduard Jaguer, Alechinskky, et. al. A fine example.

90 uk pounds


COBRA BIBLIOTHEKETS.
Forste Serie. Edited by Asger Jorn.
Kopenhagen: Eijnar Manskgasrd Forlag, 1950.
15 volumes, uniformly 12.5 x 20.5 cm. Number of pages and illustrations vary per. Wrappers, each with an original lithograph design in colors by the contributing/subject artist. A rare complete set of the important Cobra monograph, as edited by Asger Jorn. Artists are as follows: Atlan, Alechinsky, Appel, Alfelt, Bille, Doucet, Constant, Heerup, Henning-Pederson, Jorn and Jacobsen, et. al. Each artist has contributed an original lithograph printed in colors as cover design. Texts by Edouard Jaguer, Christian Dotremont, et. al. The set is housed in a card slipcase with a lithograph design in color (back and front) by Asger Jorn. All volumes fine in a close to fine slipcase.

2250 uk pounds

(Cobra).
Estienne, Charles.
PRELUDES AUX NOCES.
Liege: Societe Royale des Beaux-Arts, 1951.
12 x 15.5 cm. 6 unnumbered pp. Original wrappers with a pictorial design by Pierre Alechinsky. First edition of this critique by Estienne. Issued on the occasion of the second Exposition Internationale d'Art Experimentale and as a supplement to the 10th number of "Cobra". One of 2000 numbered copies printed. A close to fine example of this fragile document.

150 uk pounds

Constant (Nieuwenhuys).
CONSTANT.
Paris: Bibliotheque dÕAlexandrie (Institut Scandinave de Vandalisme Compare), 1959.
19.5 x 26.1cm. 28pp. 24 b/w and color photographic images after architecturally-based maquettes by the artist. Photographs by Jan Versnel. Stapled pictorial wrappers. First edition. The inaugural volume of Asger JornÕs crucial Situationist publishing venture. Composed of early representations by Constant of his ÔNew BabylonÕ maquettes, which are pair with detourned quotes from P.H. Chombart de LauweÕs ÔParis et LÕAgglomeration ParisienneÕ. A very good+ example of this uncommon and important self-documentation.

100 uk pounds

Constant.
NEW BABYLON. Tekeninken 1961-62. Texts by the artist & C. Caspari.
Rotterdam: Gallery Delta, 1963.
Small 4to. 26pp. 13 reproductions of architectronic drawings (two in color) by Constant. Original wrappers. First edition of this bookwork representation by Constant of his ÔNew BabylonÕ project. The texts by the artist (in Dutch) and novelist Caspari (in German) elaborate on the projectÕs Situationist underpinnings (i.e. Ôunitary urbanismÕ). A very good+ example of this uncommon documentation.

95 uk pounds

Constant & Simon Vinkenoog.
NEW BABYLON.
Ten lithographs by Constant. Prospectus.
Amsterdam: Galerie Fendt, 1963.
150 mm. x 240 mm. Single sheet folded to comprise 4 pp. Two b/w photo-portraits of the artist and author. Self-wrappers. The uncommon announcement/prospectus for this monumental Situationist-oriented work. Includes excerpts from Vinkenoog's text 'Preamble to a New World'. A fine example of this document of Constant's long-lived Utopian project.

90 uk pounds

Some monographs in this series are available individually. Please inquire.

(Nieuwenhuis),
Constant.
OPSTAND VAN DE HOMO LUDENS.
"Een bundel voordrachten en artikelen"
Bussum: Paul Brand, 1969. Small 8vo. 148 pp. Original wrappers designed by the artist/author. First collected edition of these theoretical texts (dating from 1964-67). An exploration (at once) of urban planning and revolt, the democratization of culture and architectonic free-play. This example signed by Constant. A close to fine copy. Scarce.

175 uk pounds

(Constant). Willigen, H. van.
CONSTANT: van"e.g." tot "n.b." beknopte studie van een ontwikkeli
ng.Delft: the author, 1963.
240 x 300 mm. 20 pp. Stapled mimeo typescript in paper folder with pasted-down title label. An insightful, and to our knowledge (to date) 'unpublished' study of Constant's projects. Fine estate in folder with some wear. Decidedly rare.

175 uk pounds

Constant

(Constant). Haaren, H. van.
CONSTANT.
Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1966.
8vo. 32 pp. 43 b/w reproductions of works by the artist. Pictorial wrappers. First edition of this monograph detailing Constant's oeuvre from Cobra to 'New Babylon'. A close to fine example. Uncommon.

50 uk pounds

(Constant).
CONSTANT. Text by Georg Anderson.
Silkeborg: Galerie Moderne, 1972.
Small 4to. 12pp. Three full-page (two in color) reproductions of designs by the artist + two b/w photo-portraits. Wrappers after the artistÕs holograph signature. First edition of this uncommon catalogue detailing (then) recent ideographic pieces by the artist and erstwhile utopian urban planner. This example signed by Constant. Fine estate.

85 uk pounds

Nieuwenhuys, Constant
NEW URBANISM
N.Y.: Friends of Malatesta, Buffalo, 1970
21x15.5cm, 8pp plus pictorial wrappers (reproducing a Cosntant drawing of New Babylon). First US reprint of Constant's important texts on New Babylon - the world of Homo Ludens, New Urbanism and The White Bicycle Plan from Provo and New Babylon (Informatief) #4. This publication from the US anarchist press is a helpful precis of Constant's Urbanist Utopianism and environmental plan to rid Amsterdam of the polluting effects of the motor car. Fine condition.

35 uk pounds

(Constant).
Locher, J.L.. (intro.).
CONSTANT - NEW BABYLON.
The Hague: Haags Gementemuseum, 1974. 21 x 30cm. 120pp. Reproductions in color and photo-documents after drawings & maquettes for the project ('New Babylon') by Constant. Original wrappers. First edition of this comprehensive (to date) catalogue-survey of Constant's ongoing utopian psychogeographically-based urbanist program. A very good+ example of this excellent documentation. Scarce.

85 uk pounds

CONTIMPORANUL. No. 63 (fourth year). Edited by Marcel Janco & Ion Vinea.
Bucharest: Nov., 1925.
Small 8vo. 8pp. Three b/w reproductions after works by Janco, M. Petrascu & Jucarii, respectively. Original self-wrappers. Single issue of this most important Romanian avant-garde journal of the 1920Õs. Co-initiated by Marcel Janco and his long-time editorial collaborator Ion Vinea (in wake of the formerÕs Zurich Dada period and subsequent repatriation). ÔContimporanulÕ is comparable to ÔDe StijlÕ and ÔLÕEsprit NouveauÕ, as to its manifest. Text contributors to this number include: F. Aderca, I. Barbu, G. Linze, Janco & Vinea, et. al. Minor browning to wrappers, minute paper loss at verso, else a very good example of this fragile document. Rare.

225 uk pounds

Crevel, Rene.
LES PIEDS DANS LE PLAT.
Paris: Sagittaire, 1933.
12 mo. 362 pp. Printed wrappers. First trade edition (preceded by 15 numbered examples on japon) of the Surrealist author's last book (published during his lifetime). Minor wear to wrappers, else a very good + example. Scarce.

150 uk pounds

(Bury, Pol)
DAILY BUL. No.9. Le nouverau realisme depasse-t-il la fiction? Comitie de redaction: Andre Balthazar et Pol Bury.
La Louviere: Editions de Montbliart, 1963.
22.5 x 17 cm. 36 unnumbered pages plus covers. Illustrated with appropriated drawings and photographs as well as handapplied collage material. A humourous issue of this journal which began as influeced by Cobra but moved on to ebcome a much more wide ranging artistic endeavour. Fine. Scarce.

95 uk pounds

Dali, Salvador.
BABAOUO, cÕest film surrealiste, precede dÕun abrege dÕune histoire critique du Cinema et suivi de Guillaume Tell, ballet portugais.
Paris: Editions des Cahiers Libres, 1932.
12mo. 62pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this extremely early bookwork by Dali. Composed of the title film script and the complementary (typically flamboyant) cinematic critique and choreography and notes for his ÔWilliam TellÕ ballet-adaptation (sic). One of 600 numbered examples on velin from a total edition of only 623. Undoubtedly, the most elusive of the artistÕs Surrealist-period book productions. A close to fine example.

500 uk pounds

Dali

Dali, Salvador
Dali martien muni dÕun double microscope holo-Žlectronique . From The Conquest of the Cosmos Suite
Lavigne : 1974
100cm x 70cm (Image: 74cm x 55cm) Drypoint etching with embossing on Rives. Numbered and signed by the artist. One of the 195 (135) in this format aside from the A/Ps. Framed. An authentic Dali etching as described in the Prestel Catalogue Raisonee Pg 220.

675 uk pounds

Dali, Salvador
Le CaduceŽ de Mars alimentŽ par la boule de feu de Jupiter. From The Conquest of the Cosmos Suite
Lavigne : 1974
100cm x 70cm (Image: 74cm x 55cm) Drypoint etching with embossing on Rives. Numbered and signed by the artist. One of the 195 (188) in this format aside from the A/Ps. Framed. An authentic Dali etching as described in the Prestel Catalogue Raisonee Pg 221.

675 uk pounds

Daumal

Daumal, Rene & Roger Gilbert-Lecomte.
LE LYON ROUGE.
Charleville: College de 'Pataphysique, 1964.
10 x 10.5 cm. 21 pp. Two drawings by the authors in red. Pictorial wrappers printed in black on red. First separate publication of this collaborative poetic work by these two founders of the parallel Surrealist revue "Le Grand Jeu". One of only 752 numbered copies printed. A fine example.

50 uk pounds

(Daumal, Rene).
Grierson, F.D..
MEURTRE EN NOIR. Traduit de lÕanglais par Rene Daumal.
Paris: Librarie des Champs-Elysees, 1937.
8vo. 244pp. + adverts. Original pictorial wrappers. First edition of this translation by the youthful Daumal of this mystery by the American expatriate (Francis) Grierson. During this period Daumal co-founded the para-Surrealist group ÔLe Grand JeuÕ, and its namesake journal. Also, at this time, he had initiated his critical Sanskrit and metaphysical studies, which would be integral to his major prose works (ie ÔMount AnalogueÕ). A close to fine example. Exceedingly scarce.

100 uk pounds

Debord, Guy.
MEMOIRES. Structures Portantes de Asger Jorn.
Paris: Edition Internationale Situationiste, 1959.
21 x 29cm. 64 pp. Lithographic designs in color throughout by Asger Jorn. Sandpaper wrappers. First edition. The most famous of Situationist collaborations. Debord's "prefabricated" texts are frameworked within Jorn's psychogeographic designs. The sandpaper wrappers were meant to damage other books that "Memoires" might come in contact with. A fine example. Scarce.

1,800 uk pounds

Chirico, Girogio de.
HEBDOMEROS.
Paris: Editions du Carrefour (Collection Bifur), 1929.
8vo. 252pp. Original wrappers. First edition of the artist's first (and only) novel. 'Hebdomeros' stands as one of the great works of Surrealist fiction. One of a 'stated' edition of 2800 copies after the large paper issue. Some minor foxing to fore end leaves, else a very good example in moderately discolored dustwrapper with emblematic design by the author/artist.

395 uk pounds

Deharme, Lise.
LE POT DE MOUSSE.
Paris: Fontaine, 1946.

12mo. 128pp. Original wrappers. First edition. One of 750 copies issued (after 30 examples on velin) of this cheeky prose work by BretonÕs Ôlady of the gloveÕ and Man RayÕs Ôqueen of heartsÕ. Minute blemish at rear wrapper, else a very good+ example.

70 uk pounds

(Deharme, Lise).
Two vintage photographic portraits of the author.
Circa 1930Õs & 1950Õs (respectively).

A. 195 x 245mm. b/w vintage photographic print. Image: a handsomely coutured Deharme, replete with a (truly) nest of a hat.

B. 180 x 240mm. b/w vintage photographic print reproduced by phototype process (Harcourt Studios, Paris) image: an older Deharme, but of course, immaculately done up. An attractive pair of photo-documents after the intrepid doyenne of the para-Surrealist milieu. Both pieces in fine estate. Decidedly scarce.

150 uk pounds

Delluc, Louis.
CHEZ DE MAX.
Paris: L'Edition (privately printed), 1918.
Small 8vo. 26 B/w images after works by various artists, including Cappiello & Marty. Original pictorial wrappers. First edition of this early work by the influential avant-garde filmmaker, novelist and theoretician. Some minor scrappiness to wrappers, else a very good example.

120 uk pounds

DEVETSIL. Revolucni Sbornik. Editors: Jaroslav Seifert & Karel Teige.
Prague: Vortel, 1922.
Large 8vo. 202pp. Profusely illustrated in b/w after works by Archipenko, Chagall, Grosz, Kisling, Leger, Modigliani, Survage, Teige, et. al. Original printed wrappers with central black circular emblem. First edition of the manifest almanac of the vanguard revolutionist Czech 'Devetsil' group, as edited by the poet Seifert and the designer and theorist Teige. Initiated in the Modern Cultural Union (Prague), 'Devetsil' was ground zero for all Czech artistic and literary avant-garde activity during the 1920's and early 30's, and was (according to Teige): "a focus for socialist and revolutionary trends in culture". Text contributions by Seifert, Teige, Nezval, Honzl, Goll, Biebl, et. al. + a short trilingual summary (German, French and Russian) of the group's aims as appendix. Some minor expert repairs and reinforcements to wrappers, else a very good example of this crucial document. Rare.

1,250 uk pounds

Divoire, Fernand.
L'HOMME DU MONDE.
Paris: Sagittaire (Les Cahiers Nouveaux 15), 1925.
12mo. 152pp. Frontispiece after a page from the author's manuscript. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of 327 numbered examples on velin (total edition) of these poetic and prose pieces. Divoire (together with Louise Lara, Edouard Autant, et. al.) co-founded the experimental theatrical group (Art et Action) in 1919, which was heavily influenced by the Italian and Russian Futurist manifestations thereof. Divoire's epigram for this work reads: 'C'est de la Prose'. Some minor starting at heel of spine, else a very good and mainly uncut example. Scarce.

115 uk pounds

Dotremont, Christian & Pierre Alechinsky.
MOI QUI J'AVAIS.
Paris: G. Girard, 1961.
8vo. 36pp. Numerous full and double-page drawings by Alechinsky. Appropriated wrappers (advert for a chemical) with a pasted-down original lithographed design in blue + calligraphic title by Alechinsky. First edition of this idiosyncratic and intriguing post-Cobra collaborative bookwork. The text by Dotremont is illustrated with monochromatic designs by Alechinsky. One of only 300 numbered examples (all issued). A fine copy. Scarce.

300 uk pounds

DRAKABYGGET. Tidskrift for kunst mot atombomber, pavar och politiker. NoÕs 2-3 & 4-5 (1963-64). Edited by Jorgen Nash & Jens Jorgen Thorsen.
Copenhagen: Bauhaus Situationiste (self-published), 1963/64.
Four issues (in two vols.) Uniformly, 18 x 24cm. 98 & 96pp., respectively. Each illustrated after detourned photographs, photo-montages and drawings by various contributors. Each in pictorial wrappers designed by Henry Heerup (2-3) & Hardy Strid (4-5). Two double numbers of this primary and most luxurious journal of the Danish Bauhaus Situationiste movement, which was established in the wake of the resignations of Jorn and Nash from the ranks of the S.I.. Text and pictorial contributions from Jorn, Nash, M. Bernstein, W. Haftman, S.K. Langer, Thorsen, J. de Jong, H. Michaux, Heerup, Strid, et. al. Additionally, issue 2/3 is inscribed by Nash. Minor wear to wrappers (both numbers), else each in very good estate.

200 uk pounds

Dubuffet, Jean.
L'ART BRUT PREFERE AUX ARTS CULTURELS.
Paris: Galerie Rene Drouin, 1948.
15 x 20 cm. 52 pp. 44 b/w reproductions. Wrappers with a typographic design by Dubuffet. First edition of this important catalogue of the first exhibition of Art Brut to take place in Paris. The text-manifesto by Dubuffet is followed by reproductions of works by Aloyse, Joseph Crepin, Chaissac, Gaston Duf, Paul End, Gironella, Scottie Wilson, Wolfli, et. al. Small damp stain to the base of front and back wrappers, else a more than acceptable example of this scarce document

195 uk pounds

Duchamp, Marcel.
ROTORELIEFS. 1935/65.
Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 1965.
Set of six card discs (each 20 cm. in diameter) printed (both rectos and versos) with offset lithographed designs in colors + suspension (wall-hanging) unit (37.5 x 37.5 x 8.5 cm.): wood box draped in black velvet, supporting (backwise) a motor, which drives a revolving turntable. Front panel with a brass plate etched with Duchamp's signature, date and number. Additionally, one disc is hand-signed by the artist. First issue thus of this famous functional object multiple by Duchamp. The original edition/version dates from 1935 (a second following in 1953). The discs offered here are from the remaining 150 sets of the 1953 edition and designed to be viewed as they rotate at 30/33 rpm. This is decidedly the most ambitious and deluxe version. All elements in fine estate. Scarce. Schwarz 294e.

12,000 uk pounds

Duchamp, Marcel.
THE LARGE GLASS AND RELATED WORKS. Vols I & II.
Texts by the artist and Arturo Schwarz.
Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 1967-68.
Vol I: 25 x 42 cm. 300 pp. + XV. Illustrated with nine inset full-page etchings by Duchamp & 144 facsimiles of notes and studies for "Le Grand Verre". Original wrappers housed in cloth covered slipcase, which in enclosed in plexiglas box with a color reproduction of "Le Grand Verre". Edition of 150 numbered examples signed by Duchamp. Vol II: 25 x 42.2 cm. 150 unbound leaves + VI. Illustrated with 9 inset full-page etchings ("The Lovers Suite") by Duchamp. Original wrappers housed in cloth covered slipcase. Edition of 150 numbered examples signed by Duchamp. First edition of this important two-volume deluxe documentary bookwork and multiple. In part self-documentation by Duchamp. Inclusive of 18 original full-page etchings by the artist and extensive working schematics for his monumental and keynote concept work "Le Grand Verre"/"The Large Glass". Each volume was issued in an edition of 150 signed by Duchamp. Both are in fine condition in like slipcases with the plexiglas box housing the initial volume also in fine estate. Scarce.

9,950 uk pounds

Eluard, Paul.
VEREJNA RUZE. Translation: V. Nezval & B. Vanicek.
Prague: S.V.U., 1936.
8vo. 75 (+4)pp. Four full-page b/w Surrealist collages by Jindrich Styrsky. Pictorial wrappers (also designed by Styrsky). First Czech edition of this collection of poems by Eluard, issued at the height of Surrealist activity in Czechoslovakia, as translated by Nezval and Vanicek. Illustrated with four very evocative collage images by Styrsky; who also contributed the typographic and cover design for the volume. Some slight foxing and minor soilage to rear wrapper, else a very good example of this scarce work.

185 uk pounds

Eluard, Paul.
LES ANIMAUX ET LEURS HOMMES. LES HOMMES ET LEURS ANIMAUX. Avec cinq dessins dÕAndre Lhote.
Paris: Au sans Pareil, Collection de Litterature, 1920.
12mo. 48pp. Five full-page drawings by Andre Lhote. Original wrappers. First edition of this very early Dada-period cycle of poems by Eluard, as illustrated by Lhote. One of 550 examples on velin from the total issue of 575. At about this time, Eluard both formulated the revue ÔProverbeÕ with Paul Dermee, and engaged in the manifold activities and scandals of the ÔLiterature GroupÕ (note the imprint of the title offered here). An unusually fine copy of this rare work.

395 uk pounds

Eluard, Paul & Peret, Benjamin.
152 PROVERBES MIS AU GOUT DU JOUR.
Paris: La Revolution Surrealiste, 1925.
Small 8vo. 32pp. Original wrappers. First edition. One of the preeminent collaborations of the heroic period of Surrealist activity. Composed of a cycle of automatically generated proverbs (a la received knowledge) by Eluard and Peret. Preceded by only 25 'du tete' copies, this is one of the few publications to bear the 'La Revolution Surrealiste' imprint. A very good+ example. Rare.

395 uk pounds

Eluard, Paul.
AVENIR DE LA POESIE. Conference a la Comedie des Champs-Elysees le Samedi 2 Octobre a 16h15. Exposition Internationale Surrealiste,
Paris: 1937. Paris: GLM, 1937. Small 8vo. 20pp. Original wrappers with a pictorial design by Pablo Picasso. First edition. This text was delivered by Eluard at the title seminar, which he organized for the International Surrealist Exhibition of 1937 (Paris). Beyond Eluard's framing contribution, the event consisted of readings from the poetic works of Apollinaire, Breton, Char, Lautreamont, Peret, Michaux, Reverdy, et. al. All examples were printed on velin fort, sans any 'du tete' or large paper issue. This is the Surrealist poet Noel Arnaud's copy and bears his 'stamped' ex-libris as designed by Jacques Herold at the fly-leaf. Some minor wear to back cover, else a very good+ examples of this elusive document.

300 uk pounds

Eluard, Paul.
LE PHENIX. Avec dix-huit dessins de Valentine Hugo.
Paris: GLM, 1951. Small 4to 61pp. 17 full-page b/w illustrations by Valentine Hugo. Original pictorial wrappers (also) designed by Hugo. First edition of this last collaboration between the poet and artist (Eluard died in 1952). HugoÕs designs include Surrealist portraits of both Eluard and his wife. One of 1200 numbered examples on velin blanc from a total issue of 1425. A very good+ copy of this attractive livre d'artiste. Scarce.

450 uk pounds

Eluard, Paul & Ernst, Max.
LES MALHEURS DES IMMORTELS. Reveles par Paul Eluard et Max Ernst.
Paris: Editions de la Revue Fontaine, 1945.
16.6 x 22.3cm. 46pp. 21 full-page collages by Ernst. Original wrappers. Second edition (preceded by the ultra-rare 1922 issue) of this important Dada-era collaboration. Composed of poems by Eluard and Ernst's first wood-engraving adapted collages. This is one of 500 examples on velin rose from a total run of 1800. Some minor wear, else a very good example in like printed dustwrapper. Uncommon.

275 uk pounds

(Eluard, Paul)
Penrose, Valentine.
DONS DES FEMININES. Preface de Paul Eluard.
Paris: Librarie 'Les Pas Perdus', 1951.
Small quarto. 68pp. 22 b/w full-page collages + textual & typographic devices by the author/artist. Original wrappers. First edition of these Surrealist poems with accompanying narrative collages by Penrose, as prefaced by Eluard. One of 350 numbered copies, after the 'du tete' of 50 (total issue). Bilingual French and English text as translated by the author/artist. A fine example of this engaging livre d'artiste. Scarce.

295 uk pounds

Epstein, Jean.
L'INTELLIGENCE D'UNE MACHINE.
Paris: Jacques Melot (Collection les Classiques du Cine), 1946.
Small 8vo. 196pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this great theo-critical work by the pioneering avant-garde filmmaker. This example is a service du presse copy and inscribed and dated (Fev., 1945) by Epstein. Some typical browning to wrappers (owing to paper quality), minute paper loss at spine, else a solid example.

100 uk pounds

(Futurism).
Saint-Point, Valentine de.
MANIFESTO FUTURISTA DELLA LUSSURIA.
Riposta a Giornalisti disonesti che mutilano le frasi per render ridcola L'Idea .... Parigi, il Gennaio, 1913.
Milano: Direzione del Mouvimento Futurista, 1913.
4to single sheet folded to comprise four printed pages. First issue of Saint-Point's response to the furor generated by her lectures at the Futurist exhibitions in Brussels and Paris of 1912. Together with the previous title (noted above), this is the major statement of her theoretical position; heavily influenced by Nietzche and Barres. For Saint-Point " ... lust is glorified as the flower of art and war - the great manifestations of sensuality". A close to fine example of this rare document.

325 uk pounds

Gomez-Correa, Enrique & Enrico Donati.
EN PLENO DIA.
Portada e illustraciones de Enrico Donati.
Santiago: Mandragora, 1949.
Small 4to. 52 pp. 10 full-page illustrations by Donati. Original wrappers. First edition of these poems by the Chilean Surrealist, accompanied by a series of striking images by Donati. One of 500 copies printed (total edition). Together with Braulio Arenas, Gomez-Correa established the Chilean Surrealist ÔMandragora' group in the 1930's. Throughout the 40's, Donati participated in Surrealist in exile activities in the U.S.. "I love the painting of Enrico Donati as I love a night in May" (Andre Breton). A very good+ example of this scarce Surrealist collaboration.

275 uk pounds

Gegenbach, Ernest de.
LÕEXPERIENCE DEMONIAQUE - racontee par Frere Colomban de Jumieges.
Paris: Minuit: 1949.
Small 8vo. 352pp. Original wrappers. First edition (after 30 large paper copies on velin) of this epic volume by the infamous (sic) defrocked cleric and Surrealist convert. Later, frustrated in his efforts to reconcile Christian and Surrealist principles, Gegenbach rejected the latter. Soon thereafter, he would characterize Breton as ÔThe Devil IncarnateÕ. A close to fine example of this uncommon title.

125 uk pounds

Halas, Frantisek & Styrsky, Jindrich .
THYROS.
Prague: Edice 69 (Styrsky), 1932.
Small 4to. 34pp. Title-page and three full-page textual-images (drawings) by Styrsky. Original wrappers. First edition of this very rare collaboration between the author and artist, as published privately by Styrsky's Surrealist-oriented underground press 'Edice 69'. Composed of an engaging text by Halas and appropriately erotic Surrealist images by Styrsky. One of only 138 examples issued (all published). This copy signed by Halas. 'Edice 69' publications are among the most sought after of the formative period of Surrealism in Czechoslovakia. A close to fine example.

325 uk pounds

Halas, Frantisek.
TISE.
Prague: Vanoce, 1932.
13.2 x 19.3 cm. 24 pp. Frontispiece, one full-page design in red and typographic layout by Jindrich Styrsky. Original wrappers (also) with a design by Styrsky. First edition of these poems by the Czech Surrealist. Halas was a contributor to Styrsky's "Eroticka Revue" in the early 30's, and his "Thyrsos" (1932) was issued as vol.3 of Styrsky's private "Edice 69" series of erotic Surrealist collaborations. Here, Styrsky has contributed two drawings and an intriguing typographic layout. A very good+ example of this scarce work.

350 uk pounds

Hamoir, Irene.
BOULEVARD JACQMAIN. Terres et Visages.
Brussels: Editions des Artistes, 1953.
13 x 19cm. 184pp. Printed wrappers. First edition of this novel by the preeminent Belgian female Surrealist author. Former ownerÕs ink name at free-flyleaf, else a very good+ copy in printed dustwrapper.

70 uk pounds

Hora, Josef.
LETOPISY PRAZSKEÉ.
Prague: Dyk Alois, 1930.
Large 8vo. 57pp. Six b/w textual illustrations. Original wrappers with pictorial emblem. First edition of this rather grim work by the vanguard Czech poet and dramatist. One of 220 numbered examples issued. A very good+ copy. Scarce.

100 uk pounds

Hora, Josef.
BALADA V HNIDI.
Prague: Melantrich (Christmas), 1931.
Small 8vo. 13 (+3)pp. B/w woodcut designs by Vaclav Mouek. Original wrappers. First edition of this work by the vanguard Czech author. Specially issued for Christmas (1931). This example signed by both Hora and Mouek. A very good+ copy of this finely printed item. Scarce.

100 uk pounds.

Hugnet, Georges.
LE DROIT DE VARECH PAR LE MUET OU LES SECRETS DE LA VIE.
Paris: Editions de la Montagne, 1930.
8vo. 238pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this extremely early Surrealist bookwork by the author, artist, chronicler, curator and erstwhile bookseller. Preceded only by 25 Ôdu teteÕ copies. A very good+ example. Very scarce.

175 uk pounds

Hugnet, Georges & Seligmann, Kurt.
UNE ECRITURE LISIBLE.
Paris: XX Siecle, 1938.
Small 4to. 42 pp. 15 full-page illustrations by Seligmann. Original printed wrappers. First edition. One of 170 numbered examples on "papier fort" (from a total edition of 255) of this intriguing Surrealist livre d'artiste. Hugnet's poetic texts are paired with Seligmann's wild figurations, which are emblematic of his alchemical and (other) mystic interests. A fine example. Scarce.

375 uk pounds

(Hugo, Valentine).
Anne de Margerie.
VALENTINE HUGO 1887-1968.
Paris: Jacques Demase, 1983.
4to. 143pp. 104 reproductions in b/w and color of works by the artist + documentary photographs. Pictorial wrappers in color. First edition of the first major monograph devoted to the works of this important Surrealist artist, illustrator, muse, etc. A fine example.

75 uk pounds

(Hugo, Victor).
Guimbaud, Louis.
VICTOR HUGO ET JULIETTE DROUET - dÕapres les lettres inedites de Juliette Drouet a Victor Hugo et avec un choix de ces lettres. Dessins inedites de Victor Hugo, Pradier, Gavarini, et. al.
Paris: Blaizot, 1914.
Large 8vo. 504pp. B/w textual photo-documents (i.e. portraits) + reproductions of drawings by Hugo, Gavarini, et. al. Original wrappers. First edition of this scholarly presentation by Guimbard of the essential and revealing correspondence between Hugo and his mistress Juliette Drouet; constituting a veritable history of this epic literary love affair. There were also 100 Ôdu teteÕ examples issued. A very good+ copy. Uncommon.

125 uk pounds

Isou, Isidore.
FONDEMENTS POUR LA TRANSFORMATION INTEGRALE DE THEATRE.
Paris: Lourdes, 1953.
8vo. 406 pp. Printed wrappers. First edition of this initial volume (complete in itself) of this consecutively issued work by the founder of the Lettrist movement. Devoted solely to the transforming possibilities of a so-called Lettrist theater. One of 200 numbered examples printed. A fine, mainly unopened copy.

125 uk pounds

(Janco, Marcel). Aderca,
F. MARTURIA UNEI GENERATII.
Masti de Marcel Iancu (Janco).
Bucharest: S. Ciornei, 1929.
Large 8vo. 372, vii (3)pp. 33 illustrations by Marcel Janco. _ cloth/1/4 marbled paper over boards. First edition of this keynote Romanian avant-garde overview, as illustrated by the repatriated Zurich Dadaist Janco. Aderca's text profiles 28 contemporary Romanian artists and writers, while Janco contributes Cubistic portraits of each. Printed in a stated edition of 3300 copies, this example is from the unspecified deluxe issue, signed in ink by Aderca at the justification. Text-portraits of: Barbu, Goga, Han, Petrescu, Ventura, Vinea, et. al. Especially noteworthy is the inclusion of Ion Vinea, per his collaborations with Janco; including the livre d'artiste ÔParadisul Suspinelor' (1930), the pre-Dada revues ÔDer Ruf' (1912) & ÔDas Symbol' (1915), and upon returning to Romania, the avant-garde journal ÔContimporanul' (1922-32); comparable to ÔDe Stijl' per aims and contents. A very good+ example of this high-point document of the most fervent period of experimental art and literature before WWII. Rare.

650 uk pounds

Jarry, Alfred.
PEINTURES, GRAVURES ET DESSINS.
Presente a Michel Arrive.
Charleville: College de 'Pataphysique, 1968.
20 cm sq. 130 pp. B/w reproductions throughout. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of 1777 copies printed of the catalogue of the premiere 'Pataphysician's complete graphic work. Includes all of the illustrations created for his fictions and dramas. A fine example. Uncommon.

90 uk pounds

Jarry, Alfred.
RESPONSES A DES ENQUETES.
Charleville: College de 'Pataphysique, 1970.
12.5 x 20 cm. 32 pp. Printed wrappers with decorative borders. First edition (thus) of these texts, including articles originally published in ÔMercure de France' & ÔLa Plume'. One of 888 copies printed. A fine example.

45 uk pounds

Other Pataphysique items can be found below

Jorn, Asger & Christian Dotremont + Pierre Alechinsky.
LA CHEVELURE DU CHOSES.
Paris: Galerie Rive Gauche, 1961.
4to. 32 unnumbered pages. 19 offset lithographs by Jorn and Dotremont. Printed wrappers housed in publisherâs slipcase. First edition. One of 300 numbered examples (all published) of this exemplary post-Cobra period collaboration. A text introduction by Alechinsky is followed by lithographic reproductions of the title cycle of "word-pictures" executed by Jorn and Dotremont between 1948 & 53. During the winter of 1951-2, Dotremont spent 3 months in Silkeborg Sanitarium (suffering from tuberculosis) in the same ward as Jorn. Here, they worked on a series of "black-humored" word-picture drawings on the theme of hospital life. Guy Atkins has remarked that "All the drawings in this book are remarkable for the way that the words and images wander over and into each other and become inextricable, and for the rough and smudgy self-assurance of the brush and pen strokes". A fine example in like slipcase.

325 uk pounds

Jorn

(Jorn, Asger).
Katz-Rajchmann, Genia & Asger Oluf Jorgensen (=Jorn).
PIGEN I ILDEN.
Kopenhagen: Fischers Forlag, 1939.
Small 4to. 36 unnumbered pages. 16 illustrations by Jorgensen (Jorn), most of which are full-page and primarily in linocut with hand-applied colors. Original pictorial boards designed by the artist. First edition of the first illustrated book by Jorn, who also translated the poems from the French (ÔUne Fille dans le Feul'), edited and financed its publication. One of only 150 examples (from a total edition of 200). Jorn's cycle of images (here) clearly shows a Surrealist influence, and specifically that of Arp and Miro, per their meticulous abstractions. Where hand-colored Jorn's designs are extraordinarily and dimensionally vivid. Title translates as: ÔYoung Girl in the Fire' (literally). Minor wear to boards, else a very good+ example. Extremely rare.

2,300 uk pounds

Jorn, Asger.
GULDHORN OG LYKKEHJUL.
Kopenhagen: Selandia, 1957.
Small 8vo. 105 pp. B/w illustrations throughout. Original wrappers. First edition of this theoretical work by Jorn, which also includes a French translation of the text. A fine example. An uncommon work from Jorn's Bauhaus Imagiste period.

230 uk pounds

Jorn, Asger & Jorgen Nash.
STAVRIM SONETTER.
Kopenhagen: Permild & Rosengran, 1960.
Small 4to. 60 pp. Illustrated throughout with lithographic designs by Jorn. Stiff wrappers with printed label. First edition of this important Situationist-period collaboration between the two brothers (Jorn and Nash). The poems by the latter are illustrated with lithographic designs, very much of the same spirit as those Jorn created for ÔMemoires'. This example signed and dated by Nash. A fine example.

375 uk pounds

Jorn, Asger & Jean Dubuffet.
MUSIQUE PHENOMENALE.
Venice: Galleria del Cavallino, 1961.
Four ten inch 33 rpm recordings (each label hand numbered in ink) in separate sleeves, each with an original lithographic by Jorn + folded sheet-booklet with a text in French by Jorn and b/w photos of the artists in studio. Housed in original cloth covered card box. First issue of this extremely rare soundwork collaboration. One of only 50 numbered examples issued. Each of the pieces was composed and performed Dubuffet and Jorn, exclusively. As a discographic note: the initial two discs are printed with the remark Ôedite par les auteurs eux-memes'. All discs fine in like original lithographic sleeves and very good+ box. Arguably, the scarcest post-1960 artists' recording.

2,500 uk pounds

Jorn, Asger.
HELD OG HASARD. Dolk og Guitar.
Aarhus: Institute Scandinave de Vandelisme Compare, 1963.
8vo. 176pp. Illustrations by Jorn throughout. Original wrappers. Second issue of this keynote Bauhaus-Situationist laboratory work (originally published in 1952 in an edition of 109 examples). Constitutes the third report of 'The Institute'. A close to fine example of this important document. Scarce.

160 uk pounds

Jorn, Asger.
DE LA METHODE DE TRIOLECTIQUE DANS LES APPLICATIONS EN SITUOLOGIE GENERALE.
Aarhus: Institut Scandinave de Vandalisme Compare, 1964.
12mo. 11 pp. Printed wrappers. First edition of this meditative, pointed critique of ÔSauvagerie, Barbarie, CivilisationÕ. Later collected in JornÕs epic ÔCorpus des signes graves sur les eglises des departments de IÕEure et du CalvadosÕ. A close to fine example of this scarce document.

145 uk pounds

Jorn, Asger.
TING OG POLIS. Koplementairteten Mellem Sandhedskrav og Retskrav i Vesturopaiesk Kultur.
Aarhus: Institute Scandinave de Vandalisme Compare, 1964.
8vo. 206pp. B/w illustrations by Jorn. Printed wrappers. First edition of this extensive socio-cultural critique by Jorn. Issued as 'Meddeleise No.4' by the Institute. A close to fine example of this scarce document.

125 uk pounds

Jorn, Asger & Noel Arnaud.
LA LANGUE VERTE ET LA CUITE.
Paris: Pauvert, 1968. 4to. 343pp. Photographic and collage illustrations throughout. Cloth. First edition of this voluminous critique in text and accompanying embellished photograph, which consists of depictions of 'the tongue' from the sculptural works of antiquity. A close to fine example in dustwrapper with some minor repairs, else very good. Increasingly scarce.

195 uk pounds

Jorn, Asger & Wallase Ting.
LA FLUTE DE JADE/JADE FLOTEN/THE JADE FLUTE.
St. Gallen: Erker-Verlag, 1970.
20 x 23 cm. 80pp. 49 full-page calligraphic drawings by Jorn. Original wrappers printed in facsimile of Jorn's calligraphy. First edition of this tri-lingual consolidation of calligraphic texts and drawings by Jorn (in Danish) and Wallase Ting (in Ôpidgin' English). Jorn's works were created in 1940 and Ting's in 1967. A near fine example. Scarce.

120 uk pounds

(Jorn, Asger).
R.A. AUGUSTINCI PRESENTE TRENTE ET UNE PEINTURES DE ASGER JORN. Texts by Yvon Taillandier, Jacques Prevert & Rene Bertele.
Paris: Galerie Rive Gauche, 1960.
21cm. sq. 66pp. 50 b/w reproductions. Wrappers. First edition of this Situationist-period catalogue of works by Jorn. The texts by Prevert (two) date from 1957-58. Some minor rubbing to spine, else a very good example. Uncommon.

45 uk pounds

(Jorn, Asger)
Weimarck, Ann-Charlotte.
NORISK ANARKISM. Asger Jorn och Projektet 10,000 ars Nordisk Folkkonst.
Kristianstad: Kalejdoskop Forlag, 1980.
Small 4to 104pp. Profusely illustrated after works by Jorn, including the signature detourned ÔtongueÕ photo-based images. Pictorial wrappers. First edition of this critical work, detailing JornÕs title project, which Weimarck contextualizes within an Anarchist/Collectivist legacy. This example inscribed and dated by the author. A close to fine copy.

50 uk pounds

  Fritz Lang

Lang, Fritz.
Original photographic still on postcard from the filmmaker's Metropolis (1926).
Berlin: Verlag Ross, 1926.
7.5 x 12.5 cm. Original photographic duotone print with wide margins. Internegative copyright registration (Fritz Lang), identification of publisher and star (Brigette Helm). Underscored in margin: "Metropolis". Single card from a series produced in the year of release of Lang's classic futuristic Expressionist film. A striking and ominous image of Brigette Helm surrounded by uniformed frightened children against a shadowy backdrop. Recto unprinted. Pristine condition. Scarce. Unused.

125 uk pounds

Lasker-Schuler, Else.
DER WUNDERABINER VON BARCELONA.
Berlin: Cassirer, 1921.
8vo. 38pp. Half-title with a line drawing by Lasker-Schuler. Printed cloth. First edition of this mid-period collection of poems by the author-artist. Lasker-Schuler was certainly the most inspired and innovative German-Jewish female poet of her generation. The so-called ÔBlack SwanÕ (a tri-part moniker, encompassing her work, manner of living, as well as image) of the Expressionist milieu. Some minor wear to covers else a very good+ example. Scarce.

150 uk pounds

Laure

Laure (pseudonym of Colette Peignot).
SCHRIFTEN. Edited and translated from the French by Bernd Mattheus. Notes by Georges Bataille and Marcel More.
Munchen: Verlag Matthes & Seitz, 1980.
12.5 x 20cm. 252pp. B/w photo-documentation. Photographic wrappers (a portrait of the author). First German language edition of these collected prose and poetic texts by the author. Laure was a veritable polemic lightening rod within the context of the Bataille/Michel Leiris "College de Sociologie" milieu until her tragic death (of tuberculosis) at the age of 35 in 1938. Subsequently her first book "Le Sacre" was issued under the stewardship of Bataille and Leiris. A fine example.

65 uk pounds

Lautreamont, Comte de (pseudonym of Isidore Ducasse) & Jean Dewasne (illustrator).
PREFACE A UN LIVRE FUTUR.
Paris: Denise Rene, 1949.
27.5 x 30cm publisherÕs printed card box content of unbound signatures, comprising 65pp., including 16 full-page original lithographs printed in colors by Dewasne. First issue of this uncommon and attractive livre d'artiste. One of 100 numbered examples signed by the artist, editor and printer at the justification. DewasneÕs abstract forms explore the pre-Surrealist LautreamontÕs incomparable aphoristic attacks upon societal norms and his late 19th Century contemporaries. All elements in fine estate in publisherÕs box with some minor wear.

365 uk pounds

Lecomte, Marcel.
LA SERVANTE AU MIROIR. Dessins de Leon Spilliaert.
Brussels: Editions des Artistes, 1941. 8vo. 69pp. B/w textual images by Leon Spilliaert. Original wrappers. First edition of this poetic work by the pioneering Belgian Surrealist, as illustrated by his cohort Spilliaert. In the mid 1920Õs Lecomte (together with Camille Goemans and Paul Nouge) formulated the Surrealist revue ÔCorrespondenceÕ, which (for a time) countered the more Dada-oriented Magritte/Mesens ÔOesphageÕ group. One of only numbered examples on velin mat issued (total edition). A fine copy of this very scarce wartime bookwork.

150 uk pounds

Leiris, Michel.
CONTACTS DE CIVILISATION EN MARTINIQUE ET EN GUADELOUPE.
Paris: NRF/UNESCO, collection ÔRace et SocieteÕ, 1955.
8vo. 192pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this profound monograph by Leiris. As an envoi to UNESCO, he followed upon his long-lived socio-anthropological interests, which he initially undertook simultaneously with the establishment (together with Bataille, et. al.) of the post-Surrealist ÔCollege de SociologieÕ. There is no Ôdu teteÕ or large paper example noted per this title. A close to fine copy. Scarce.

100 uk pounds

Lemaitre, Maurice.
BILAN LETTRISTE.
Paris: Richard Masse, 1955.
Small 8vo. 160 pp. 115 typo-pictorial "notations". Original card wrappers. First edition thus of this important bookwork by Lemaitre. Substantial additional material has been added to this so-called "second version" of 1952's "Sisteme de Notation pour les Letries", the distribution of which was suspended owing to the publisher's financial woes. A primary example of Lettrist Hypergraphic notation issued at the height of the group's influence. A close to fine copy. Scarce.

180 uk pounds

Lemaitre, Maurice.
QU'EST CE QUE LE LETTRISME? ET LE MOUVEMENT ISOUIEN.
Paris: Fischbacher, 1954.
Small 8vo. 158 pp. Typo-photographic wrappers. First edition of this theoretical work in support of Lettrist principles and in denial of the common characterization of the group as being dominated by Isou. A fine example. Scarce. 140 uk pounds Marien, Marcel. A group of four publications from the Surrealist author and artist's self-published "Le Fait Accompli" series. Brussels: Les Levres Nues, 1968-73. Four uniform 22.5 x 27.5 cm sheets folded to comprise 8 printed pages per. (Including covers). Four text works by the Belgian Surrealist, as follows: "La Paraclet Noir/Vert" (one of 130 numbered copies/no. 8 in the series), "Je-ne-sais-quoi" (one of 430 numbered copies, no. 32 in the series), "Un Coupe-Papier de Tolede" (one of 430 numbered copies, no. 42 in the series) & "Le Systeme D" (one of 430 numbered copies, no. 77 in the series). All are in fine condition.

150 uk pounds

Lemaitre, Maurice.
POEMES ET MUSIQUE LETTRISTES.
Paris: Centre de Creativite, 1971.
Three 12" 33rpm recordings + four page text-score in original sleeve. First and only issue of this monumental soundwork by the co-founder of the Lettrist group. All discs in fine estate in like sleeve. Scarce.

250 uk pounds

Lemaitre, Maurice.
LE DANSE ET LE MIME CISELANTS.
Paris: Jean Grassin, 1960.
Small 8vo. 64pp. 3 b/w diagrammatic images. Original wrappers. First edition of this discursive work, detailing proposed Lettrist performance projects. Includes supplemental texts by Lemaitre's compatriot Isidore Isou. A close to fine example. Scarce.

70 uk pounds

Lemaitre, Maurice.
JOUNAL D'UN DRAGUEUR OU L'AMOUR.
Paris: Le Terrain Vague, 1960.
8vo. 201pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this text work by the pioneering co-founder (with Isidore Isou) of the Lettrist group. Issued in an 'unstated' (though undoubtedly small) number of copies, sans any 'du tete' or large paper issue. A fine, primarily unopened example. Uncommon.

75 uk pounds

Lemaitre, Maurice
LE TEMPS DES ASSIS.
Paris: Jean Grassin, 1963. Small 8vo. 104pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this uncommon text work by the Lettrist author, artist and agitator. One of a 'stated' edition of 1000 copies. A close to fine example.

70 uk pounds

Lemaitre, Maurice.
LE LETTRISME DANS LE ROMAN ET LES ARTS PLASTIQUES. Devant le pop-art et le bande dessine.
Paris: Centre de Creativite, 1970.
15 x 19cm. 46pp. Original wrappers. First separate edition of this intermedial investigation by Lemaitre. One of 1050 examples issued. A fine copy. Uncommon.

50 uk pounds

Lemaitre, Maurice.
LES EXISTENTIALISTES. Roman a Faire. Issued as ÔLettrismeÕ no. 25-26.
Paris: Centre de Creativite/Editions Lettristes, Sept. - Oct. , 1971.
29.7 x 30.4cm. Unpaginated (approx. 240pp.). Original wrappers with a design in colors by the author. First edition of this engaging hypergraphic novel by Lemaitre. Laid into this example are two promotional leaflets for this title and two ÔperiodÕ photo-copies of a related exchange of letters between the author an Maurice Rapin. One of an unstated unnumbered issue, after the Ôdu-teteÕ of 30+ deluxe copies. A fine example. Scarce.

70 uk pounds

(Magritte, Rene).
Gomez-Correa, Enrique.
EL ESPECTRO DE RENE MAGRITTE.
Santiago: Ediciones Mandragora, 1948.
Small 4to 40pp. B/w full-page images after works by Magritte. Pictorial wrappers after Magritte. First edition of this rare monographic work by Gomez-Correa. In the mid-30â she co-founded the Chilean Surrealist "Mandragora" group (together with Braulio Arenas and Jorge Caceres). One of only 500 examples issued (total edition). Some minimal sunning at spine, else a very good+ example.

275 uk pounds

(Magritte, Rene).
LA CARTE DÕAPRES NATURE. No. 8. Edited by Rene Magritte.
Brussels: self-published, Jan. 1955.
10.9 x 15cm. 8pp. B/w textual images. Original stapled wrappers. Single number (of 10 issued) of this ephemeral post-War Surrealist journal, as edited and published by Rene Magritte. Testual and pictorial contributions by Achille Chavee, Paul Colinet, Marcel Lecomte, Magritte, E.L.T. Mesens, Marcel Piqueray, Louis Scutenaire, et. al. Some minor wear to wrappers, else a very good example. Scarce.

130 uk pounds

Malevich, Kazimir.
OT CUBIZMA I FUTURIZMA K SUPREMATIZMU. Novyi Zhivopisnyi realizm.
Moscow: self-published, 1916.
12.8 x 18 cm. 31 (+3)pp. Two inserted letterpress plates (black circle on gray square & black square on gray square) by Malevich. Original stapled yellow-hued wrappers printed with title and black square design by the author/artist. The ÔstatedÕ third edition (revised, enlarged and illustrated) after the first issue of 1915 of this landmark theoretical work, which contains the inaugural imprint of MalevichÕs ÔSuprematist squareÕ. The aforementioned first issue had been published by Edition Crane (ÔZhurviÕ) in St. Petersburg in the preceding months (Dec., 1915) in two identical versions sans illustrations, and upon the occasion of the ÔZero-tenÕ exhibition in Petrograd. Here, MalevichÕs ÔBlack SquareÕ was publicly displayed for the first time. Again, there are marked differences between this ÔstatedÕ third edition, and that of the first; as to the formerÕs inserted images, manner of printing and number of copies (see Karshan 24, p. 119 for a reliable reference to the description of the item offered here). Some minor wear to wrappers, else a very good example of this historic work.

3,500 uk pounds

Malevich, Kazimir.
OT SEZANNA DO SUPREMATIZMA. Kriticeskii ocerk.
Moscow: I.O.I.I. Narkomprosa, 1920.
11.1 x 17.4 cm. 16pp. Original stapled gray wrappers printed in black. First edition thus (as edited by Narkomprosa: Ôthe PeopleÕs Committee for Public InformationÕ) of this concise version of MalevichÕs ÔOn New Systems in ArtÕ (1919). A critical survey of the development of modern art, with an emphasis upon CezanneÕs influence over the rise of Cubism. Some minor external soilage, booksellerÕs stamp at rear wrapper, else a very good example of this important work. Rare.

675 uk pounds

(Man Ray).
Martano, Guilano.
MAN RAY CLIN D'OEIL.
Torino: Galleria il Fauno & Galleria Martano, 1971.
19.5 x 24.3cm. 32pp. B/w photographic reproductions throughout. Original boards with pasted-on title label. First edition of this monograph, devoted to Man Ray's famous sculptural assemblage "Objet a detruire" (1923-1933) created in response to the artistâs turbulent relationship with Lee Miller. Published on the occasion of Martanoâs issuing of the work as a multiple (re-titled "Perpetual Motif"). A close to fine example. Uncommon.

65 uk pounds

Mansour, Joyce.
LES GISANTS SATISFAITS.
Paris: Pauvert, 1958.
8vo. 240pp. Textual illustrations in b/w by Max Walter Svanberg. Wrappers with a pictorial design by Svanberg. First trade edition of this remarkable Surrealist narrative. Mansour was arguably the most important female proponent of the movement's aims after WWII. Les Gisants Satisfaits is nothing less than a post-modern melding of eroticism (in extremis) and Feminist discourse. Svanberg's images more than complement the complex alchemy of Mansour's text. Laid into this example is the rare pre-publication prospectus (1pp., 22.5 x 30cm), inclusive of four striking photo-portraits of Mansour framed by poetic text; recto with elogious reviews from fellow Surrealists, including Andre Breton. Both pieces in very good+ condition.

85 uk pounds

Mansour, Joyce.
CARRE BLANC.
Paris: Le Soleil Noir, 1965.
13 x 18cm. 114pp. + an original b/w lithograph signed and numbered by Mansour (laid-in). Pictorial wrappers with a design in colors by Pierre Alechinsky. First edition of these poems by Mansour. One of 250 examples, inclusive of an intriguing signed and numbered original graphic by the author/artist. A close to fine example in like publisherÕs card slipcase with pasted-on printed label. Scarce.

140 uk pounds

Mansour, Joyce.
LE BLEU DES FONDS.
Paris: Les Soleil Noir, 1968.
Small 8vo. 88pp. B/w offset textual illustrations by Pierre Alechinsky. Pictorial wrappers designed by Alechinsky. First trade issue of this frenetic Surrealist work by Mansour. The abstract designed by Alechinsky at once undermine and add a subjective edge to the proceedings. A close to fine example.

50 uk pounds

Marien, Marcel.
L'IMITATION DE CINEMA.
Antwerp: Max Pisti Editions, 1991.
Video. B/w. Sound. 36 min. PAL/VHS. Signed and numbered by the filmmaker. Boxed. First issue of this video edition of the Belgian Surrealist author, artist and publisher's scandalous experimental film of 1960. At once hilarious, blatantly erotic, and a strident attack upon the Catholic church (a long-lived favorite target of the Surrealists). "L'Imitation" was subject to counter-attacks from the press and interdiction by the French government at the time of its release. Perhaps, the last great film of the Surrealist epoch. Sound score by the poet Andre Souris. One of only 200 examples signed and numbered by Marien. As new.

140 uk pounds

L'Enrage

(May, '68).
L'ENRAGE. No's 1-5 7, 8, 10-12 (of 12 published). Directeur: Jean-Jacque Pauvert.
Paris: Pauvert, May-Nov., 1968.
10 separate numbers. Uniformly 23.5 x 31 cm. 8-12 pp. per. Composed of satirical cartoon commentaries by various contributors. Tabloid format. A significant run of this now famous journal, published during the student rebellion in Paris and much reflective of its impact. Contributions by Sine, Roland Topor, Gil Wolinski, et. al. 'L'Enrage' was particularly popular among the activist student community itself. All issues in very good+ estate. Uncommon.

150 uk pounds

(May '68).
Vienet, Rene.
ENRAGE ET SITUATIONNISTES DANS LE MOUVEMENT DES OCCUPATIONS.
Paris: Gal