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19491453<p>16mo 6 1/2 x 5 inches; 165 x 130 mm 90 pages in tan printed wrappers soft cover. </p><p><b>INSCRIBED</b> by Brassaï on the half title: "Pour Françoise / bien amicalement / Brassaï / Paris / de 9 mai 1977." A volume of poems by the great Hungarian-French photographer who was born Gyula Halász 1899-1984. In this book Brassaï presents the thoughts and monologues of Marie a cleaning lady. The short texts are essentially snapshots of Marie's life and the lives of those around her. Text in French.<br /></p><p>The book contains an admiring introduction by American writer and fellow Paris resident Henry Miller. One of 2500 copies numbered 101 to 2600 on Vélin Alfa paper. There were also 100 deluxe copies containing an original signed etching.<br /></p><p>This volume comes with a notarized letter from Thomas Marotta explaining that Brassaï had inscribed it to his wife Françoise during a visit to Brassaï's home in Paris in 1977. SCARCE INSCRIBED.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: Pages largely unopened and age-toned. Binding a bit loose wrappers soiled. About Very Good.<br /></p><p><br /></p> Les Éditions du Point du Jour paperback
1976203347New York: Pantheon 1976. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. An interesting study of the nightlife of Paris in the 1930s and includes numerous black and white images. A very good copy in black cloth boards with some slight foxing to the page edges and in a near fine dust jacket with some slight foxing as well and with a laid in gallery announcement from a 1976 Marlborough exhibition of Brassai's photographs. Signed and inscribed by Brassai on the title page in the year of publication. Pantheon unknown
196820878Museum of Modern Art New York 1968. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . SIGNED AND DATED BY BRASSAI on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright price-clipped VG dustjacket with light creasing and one small closed tear along the spine crown. Octavo Introductory essay by the redoubtable Lawrence Durrell. 80 pgs. 61 crisp beautifully-reproduced black-and-white photos throughout. Museum of Modern Art, New York unknown
197628842New York: Pantheon 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A nice copy of this photobook of the Paris underworld at night signed by Brassai. First American edition. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Some spotting to the edge of the page block and the inside of the jacket. Inscribed by the photographer "For Ronald Bostrom bien amicalement Brassai. New York le 20 Oct. 1976. Pantheon hardcover
SPLi2273Revue Verve, 1939
1950121496Paris Formes, le Magazine des Artistes Peintres et Sculpteurs, n°1 [1950] 1 vol. broché plaquette in-8, agrafée, couverture illustrée, non paginée. Premier tirage de cette série de 16 photographies de nues en héliogravure par Brassaï, qui forme le premier (et seul ?) numéro paru d'une revue illustrée soi disant destinée aux artistes. Rare. Légères traces d'usures en couverture, sinon en bonne condition.
1950121496Paris Formes, le Magazine des Artistes Peintres et Sculpteurs, n°1 [1950] 1 vol. broché plaquette in-8, agrafée, couverture illustrée, non paginée. Premier tirage de cette série de 16 photographies de nues en héliogravure par Brassaï, qui forme le premier (et seul ?) numéro paru d'une revue illustrée soi disant destinée aux artistes. Rare. Légères traces d'usures en couverture, sinon en bonne condition.
1966013030Paris Gallimard, NRF "Le point du jourr" 1966 In-8 Broché, couverture illustrée
195219075Paris: Editions Neuf 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig.gilt lettered red cloth with mounted front cover photograph of Brassai. Near fine. Unpaginated. Approx. 72 pages. 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 cm. Illustrated with a host of reproductions of Brassai photographs -- including drawings and sculptures. French text: by Henry Miller and an autobiographical essay by Brassai on his early years. Rubbing to back cover at center fore-edge otherwise a bright and fresh copy. Editions Neuf hardcover
195219075Paris: Editions Neuf 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig.gilt lettered red cloth with mounted front cover photograph of Brassai. Near fine. Unpaginated. Approx. 72 pages. 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 cm. Illustrated with a host of reproductions of Brassai photographs -- including drawings and sculptures. French text: by Henry Miller and an autobiographical essay by Brassai on his early years. Rubbing to back cover at center fore-edge otherwise a bright and fresh copy. Editions Neuf hardcover books
19491453Paris: Les Éditions du Point du Jour 1949. First Edition First Printing. 16mo 6 1/2 inches /165 mm 90 pages in wrappers. Pages largely unopened and age-toned. Wrappers soiled. Overall a Very Good copy of a fragile volume. INSCRIBED by Brassaï on the half title: "Pour Françoise / bien amicalement / Brassaï / Paris / de 9 mai 1977." A volume of poems by the great Hungarian-French photographer who was born Gyula Halász 1899-1984. With an introduction by American writer and fellow Paris resident Henry Miller. This volume comes with a certificate of authenticity from the husband of the recipient both of whom were friends of Brassaï. One of 2500 numbered copies on Vélin Alfa. SCARCE SIGNED. <br/><br/> Les Éditions du Point du Jour unknown books
51-4581Èze-Village: 1966. Tls. 1 page. 272 x 210 cm. Typed letterhead. Referencing his book on Picasso a discussion with Picasso and an essay in Figaro Littéraire on Picasso that was truncated. Provenance: Estate of Jean Leymarie. Èze 22 octobre 1966 : "Je suppose que vous avez lu dans Figaro Littéraire . le texte en question sur Picasso. Malheureusement la plupart des passages vous concernant-je l'ai donné tel que vous l'avez lu - ont été coupés par la rédaction et notamment celui où vous racontez si bien votre émerveillement devant les chefs d'oeuvre en plein air de la cour du château.".Le Figaro le 05/12/2016: Toutes témoignent des liens d'amitiés privilégiés que Jean Leymarie 1919-2006 disparu en 2006 entretint avec les artistes de par ses fonctions au sein de nombreuses institutions. Devenu plus jeune conservateur de musée de France à l'âge de 31 ans en prenant la direction du musée de Grenoble Jean Leymarie entama une brillante carrière dans le milieu de l'Art. Succédant à Bernard Dorival il rejoignit la tête du musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris en 1969 avant de devenir directeur des études à l'école du Louvre puis de succéder à Balthus en 1978 comme directeur de l'Académie de France à Rome.Tout au long de sa carrière il organisa de prestigieuses expositions telle en 1966 l'«Hommage à Picasso» présenté au Grand et au Petit Palais à Paris et il rédigea de nombreuses monographies d'artistes parmi lesquels Balthus Picasso Van Gogh Braque Gauguin ou Zao Wou-Ki rencontré quelques années à son arrivée en France. Professionnel talentueux mais aussi homme sensible Jean Leymarie fut proche de Miró fréquenté en Espagne et dans le sud de la France mais aussi de Calder qui le recevait avec sa femme Marie-Paule chez lui à Saché en Touraine. Èze-Village: 1966 unknown
51-4580Èze-Village: 1966. Tls. 1 page. 272 x 210 cm. Printed letterhead. Referencing an exhibition at the château de Montal and photos taken chez Picasso. Provenance: Estate of Jean Leymarie. Lettre tapuscrite corrections et signature autographes à Jean Leymarie. Belle signature.Èze 27 juillet 1966 : "J'ai été vraiment enchanté par votre belle et si émouvante lettre. Merci encore. Le passage sur l'exposition de tous ces tableaux du Louvre dans la cour du château de Montal est si vivant et évocateur que je le metterai dans votre bouche tel que. . J'aurai aussi le plaisir de vous faire voir les photos faites l'autre jour chez Picasso.Le Figaro le 05/12/2016: Toutes témoignent des liens d'amitiés privilégiés que Jean Leymarie 1919-2006 disparu en 2006 entretint avec les artistes de par ses fonctions au sein de nombreuses institutions. Devenu plus jeune conservateur de musée de France à l'âge de 31 ans en prenant la direction du musée de Grenoble Jean Leymarie entama une brillante carrière dans le milieu de l'Art. Succédant à Bernard Dorival il rejoignit la tête du musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris en 1969 avant de devenir directeur des études à l'école du Louvre puis de succéder à Balthus en 1978 comme directeur de l'Académie de France à Rome.Tout au long de sa carrière il organisa de prestigieuses expositions telle en 1966 l'«Hommage à Picasso» présenté au Grand et au Petit Palais à Paris et il rédigea de nombreuses monographies d'artistes parmi lesquels Balthus Picasso Van Gogh Braque Gauguin ou Zao Wou-Ki rencontré quelques années à son arrivée en France. Professionnel talentueux mais aussi homme sensible Jean Leymarie fut proche de Miró fréquenté en Espagne et dans le sud de la France mais aussi de Calder qui le recevait avec sa femme Marie-Paule chez lui à Saché en Touraine. Èze-Village: 1966 unknown
1958WRCLIT71408Paris: The Olympia Press 1958. 12mo. Stiff decorated wrappers by T. Tajiri. Illustrated with full-page photographs by Brassaï. Minor use at wrapper edges otherwise about fine. Second edition impression after the first of 1956. The colophon imprimatur is dated December 1957. S&J A100c. KEARNEY & CARROLL 1.16.2. The Olympia Press unknown books
193942467Paris: Art et Médecine 1939. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Folio 12 1/4 x 9 1/2". Unpaginated. 32pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers with blue lettering to front cover and black white and blue lettering to back cover. <br /> <br /> This March 1939 issue of the avant-garde magazine "Art et Médecine" is splendidly illustrated throughout with striking photogravures by Brassaï Gaston Paris Pierre Boucher Wols André de Diénès and other key photographers of the period.<br /> <br /> This issue is entirely devoted to light effects in photography. The photogravures depict Paris and New York by night; statues at the Louvre; a circus horsewoman; parcs and gardens; the home; portraits. All with special light effects.<br /> <br /> Wrappers slightly foxed and rubbed along edges. Corners bumped thus slightly affecting pages throughout. Text in French. Wrappers in overall good interior in very good condition. Throughout the 1930s Gaston Paris 1903-1964 was one of the pillars of the weekly magazine "Vu" founded in 1928 by Lucien Vogel. The only salaried photographer he shared the magazine’s pages with Laure Albin-Guillot Germaine Krull André Kertész Martin Munkacsi Man Ray and Robert Capa. Alongside his reports and portraits of artists and celebrities of the time he produced strange photographic series inspired by surrealism work which appeared in "Detective magazine" from the 1930s to the 1950s to illustrate its stories of gangsters and femmes fatales. His archives were purchased by the Agence Roger-Viollet shortly after his death. <br /> <br /> In 1934 Pierre Boucher 1908-2000 founds with René Zuber the Alliance-Photo agency that delivers the first deontology of photography and enhances the importance of photographers’ signatures. Multidisciplinary the French photographer explores the avant-garde aesthetic with surrealist nudes photograms collages and solarizations. He also produces more commercial works illustrating advertisements and books such as Emile Allais’ French Skiing Method. <br /> <br /> Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze 1913-1951 a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime he is considered a pioneer of Lyrical Abstraction one of the most influential artists of the Tachisme movement. <br /> <br /> André de Diénès 1913-1985 was a Hungarian-Romanian photographer noted for his work with Marilyn Monroe and his nude photography. Art et Médecine unknown
2520in 4 pleine toile blanche d’éditeur,titre sur fond noir au dos en long et sur le premier plat.Jaquette illustrée avec titre au dos et sur le premier plat.Faux-titre,titre,43 pages sur vergé brun clair,105 photographies pleine page de BRASSAI sur papier couché Les éditions du Temps.1961 Première édition française.(une petite déchirure sans gravité réparée à la jaquette)sinon Très bon état
19331301-AÉditions de la Revue Verve, Tériade, Paris 1937. Très rare épreuve à plat (358 x 535 mm) toutes marges, avant massicotage de la couverture composée en papiers découpés par Henri Matisse et tirée en lithographie par Mourlot Frères.
19371301Éditions de la Revue Verve, Tériade, Paris 1937. 1 volume petit in-folio broché, couverture illustrée d'après Henri Matisse. 4 LITHOGRAPHIES EN COULEURS : Léger, Miro, Rattner, Borès. Nombreuses reproductions couleurs, Nombreuses photographies tirées en héliogravure (Blumenfeld, Bresson, Man Ray, Brassaï… et Louis Guichard). Textes de Gide, Bataille, Heine, Caillois, Dos Passos, Malraux, Michaux, Vollard. ÉDITION FRANÇAISE. Très bon exemplaire.
105010Paris Gallimard 1975. . First trade edition first printing; presentation copy inscribed by Brassai. 8vo. 53 photographic illustrations. Publisher's cream wrappers printed in black and red. With the photographic dust jacket. A superb copy in the very slightly tanned dust jacket.<br /> With the author/photographer's signed presentation inscription to the half title page 'Pour Monsieur Michel Moine en amical hommage de Brassai le 18 Nov 1975'. The recipient was a French journalist and writer on parapsychology. A service de press copy with the discrete 'S.P.' perforated stamp to the lower wrappers and last two leaves.<br /> Paris, Gallimard, 1975. unknown
20356<b>BRASSAÃ.</b> 1899-1984. Hungarian-French photographer best known for his photographs of Parisian nightlife. ALS. <i>"Brassaï"</i>. 1p. 8vo. Dover February 10 1971. To Hungarian-American filmmaker photojournalist and author <b>STEFAN LORANT </b>1901-1997. In French with translation.<p>"<i>Thanks for your newspaper cutting. Yes I had a little exhibition in Paris first October '70 next in London January of 30 panels of <u>color</u></i>.<i> We have stayed 8 days in this clinic in old Enton Hall Hydro. Massage every day osteopath hydrotherapy and always fasting fasting fasting… During one week we were given 3 fruits per day and a tea without anything. And an enema – 'irrigation' with 60 liters of water! We met Americans there who are from Boston. As postmen are on strike at Glais I send this letter to Boulogne. Kisses for you and Lauy and the children. Yours…"</i></p><p>Born Gyula Halász in the Hungarian city of Brassó Brassaï first visited Paris at the age of three while his father taught at the Sorbonne. He returned to the City of Light in 1924 joining a number of Hungarian expatriates and taking a job as a journalist. He supplemented his writing with photographs of the city and it was in that medium that he made his mark. Adopting the pseudonym Brassaï his 1933 collection of photographs <i>Paris de nuit </i>was pioneering in its technique as well as for thevarietyof scenes it depicted. Inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec Brassaï captured the people of Paris from the Left Bank's brothels and gangs to the city's cultural institutions and elite society.</p><p>Our letter refers to Brassaï's exhibition "Trente panneaux couleur" at Paris' Galerie Rencontre which was held from October 7 to November 7 1970. </p><p>Enton Hall was an estate built in 1880 and later converted into a health spa. Its most famous client was Ian Fleming who after his 1956 stay included James Bond's visit to a fictionalized version of the spa called "Shrublands" in his thriller <i>Thunderball.</i></p><p>Born in Hungary Lorant made a career as a filmmaker in Austria and Germany before being jailed in 1933 for his opposition to Hitler. Upon his release he immigrated to the United States where over the course of 40 years he authored and edited numerous photography books including <i>Lincoln: A Picture Story of His Life</i> <i>The Glorious Burden </i>about United States Presidentsand <i>Sieg Heil!</i> a history of Germany. Lorant had many prominent friends including John and Jacqueline Kennedy Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich. He was an advisor to <i>Life</i>magazine founder Henry Luce and an early supporter of Winston Churchill. </p><p>Accompanied by a 1991 letter written by Brassaï's wife Gilberte Boyer as well as a fragment in her hand about Stefan written on the verso of Brassaï's letter on illustrated Enton Hall Hydro stationery.</p><p>In fine condition and uncommon.</p> books
1949CLL-386Paris, Les Editions du Point du Jour, 1949 In-8 de 92 pp., broché, non coupé.
198218611982 Editions Denoël, Paris, 1982. In-4, cartonnage éditeur, jaquette illustrée d'une photo. 224 pages. Nombreuses illustrations photo
14042Paris, Les Editions du Point du Jour, 1949. In-12 carré, 90 pp., broché (traces de mouillures au premier plat de couverture).
194685130Couverture souple rempliée. Illustré de 30 dessins contrecollés. Non rogné.
42200Paris.Editions du Chène.1949.In-4,cartonnage éditeur illustré d'une main.texte et 216 reproductions en noir. BE.intérieur.Qques piqures en page de garde.Couverture frottée.
