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201811387Octon France: Verdigris Press 2018. Artist's book one of 20 regular copies all on Hahnemuhle paper each signed and numbered by the artist Judith Rothchild and the printer Mark Lintott. Page size: 2 x 10 inches opening to 20L x 10 W inches. Bound by Mark Lintott: leporello fold 8pp first page is verso of titlepage with author title artist and press printed in black loose as issued housed in custom-made cloth over boards blue and gold pastepaper on front panel blue paper label on spine with title author artist and press printed in black matching blue slipcase printed with light grey woodcut letters reading "l'oeuf casse" in abstract . Ms. Rothchild has succeeded in creating 3 successive images of a rolling egg with her velvety organic engravings culminating with the egg showing a crack followed by an image of a broken egg with top removed - revealing the interior. The reader sees and feels the motion as the oval form moves across the top of the pages to its ultimate end. The text set in Univers by Mark Lintott and printed letterpress by him runs below the rolling images of the egg. A companion piece to the previous Verdigris Press book "Quelque chose a roule" this is smaller but no less lovely. The Eluard text cites the past a a broken egg white the future is covered or protected. Verdigris Press unknown books
194625687n.p.: Editions Du Seuil. 1946. Softcover. Wraps very good copy with darkening spine and tear at foot of spine.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 153 pp . Editions Du Seuil paperback books
1951B-14-020003<p><b>Dons des Feminines.</b></p><p>Penrose Valentine. Preface de Paul Eluard. Etching by Pablo Picasso. Paris "Les Pas Perdus" 1951. Original edition illustrated by halftone reproductions after collages by Valentine Penrose. Limited in 400 copies of which this copy is one of 350 copies sur Velin with an etching by Pablo Picasso especially made for this book: The Couple. The etching shown the cancellation bars on the right upper corner and is numbered in pencil. The soft cover book is guarded in a custom-made box. </p><p><b><u>Condition</u></b>: In very good condition with a minimal defect the spine marginally split between the preface and the left page. Ref: Cramer 61 Bloch 690. </p><p>MORE PICTURES ON REQUEST</p> "Les Pas Perdus" books
1951167367London: Lund Humphries 1951. Paperback. VG/G- some minor tanning some small tears throughout glassine jacket. Color-illustrated wraps with black lettering glassine dust jacket. Unpaginated. 77 plates some in color. Contains two essays: "Drawings of Picasso" by Roland Penrose and "Picasso: Good Master of Liberty" by Paul Eluard. "Issued in collaboration with the Institute of Contemporary Arts on the occasion of the exhibition 'Drawings and Watercolours Since 1853' held at Dover Street London W1 to commemorate the 70th birthday of Picasso 25 October 1951." Lund Humphries paperback books
1989180790New York: Paragon House 1989. Hardcover. Good. covers curled. textblock detached from spine; textblock firm pgs intact hinges strong. light shelf-wear to lower cover edges & corners. dustjacket has some creasing to corners & spine top; tanning to interior. red cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 346 pgs. light green & illustrated dustjacket w/ red printing. Pages clean and bright with a few instances of highlighting to the 'notes' section. Oddly distorted copy though there appears to be no dampstaining damage. Textblock snuggly in place. A very nice reading copy. Paragon House hardcover books
1943B-04-040017<p><b>Revue Hommage1: </b>Dessins de Bonnard Dufy Maillol Matisse Picasso & <b>Hommage 2: </b>Dessins de Matisse </p><p>Art magazine published in Monaco and directed by Philippe Fontana. For this edition only the first and second number were published.</p><p>Hommage 1: Monaco December 1943. First number of Hommage magazine Folio in original grey folder wrapper. The collection containing: one poem by Pierre Emmanuel in fac-simile illustrated by Leon Zack in sepia and the following prints: Etude by Bonnard Symphonie by Dufy in double page two nudes by Maillol of which one in double page two portraits by Matisse and a satire by Picasso in double page.</p><p>Hommage 2: Dessins de Matisse Monaco Juin 1944. Poems de Paul Eluard foreword by Andre Rouveyre. Folio in original grey folder wrapper. The collection containing: 3 poems in fac-simile by Eluard preceded by an original lithograph by Leonor Fini on the frontispiece an original photograph by Brassai of Matisse at work introductory text by Rouveyre 10 prints reproducing the original drawings by Matisse for this edition complete of two blueprints with explanations for two portraits followed by a letter in fac -simile by Matisse with the list of the drawings. Limited and numbered edition of 1050 copies.</p><p>Very good condition. Extra pictures on request. </p> Philippe Fontana books
195323738Paris: Au Ménestrel 1953. Paperback. Very good. One sheet folded to make two pages loose in a folder with an illustration by Andre Beaudin on the front. Paper tanned otherwise a very good copy. <br/><br/> Au Ménestrel paperback books
1964406970Paris: Printed by Grou-Radenez for Serje Mendjisky 1964. A fine set with some light wear to slipcase lettering on chemise somewhat faded. Folio 14.5 x 11 inches. 35 plates. Text and plates laid loose as issued in printed cream wrappers; velvet chemise and slipcase. Copy number 282 from an unnumbered edition. <br/><br/> [Printed by Grou-Radenez] for Serje Mendjisky unknown books
197428488Fairfax: Red Hill Press 1974. First edition. Paperback. Good. Tabloid newspaper format poetry journal edited by McBride and Vangelisti. Deep horizontal mailing fold with some attendant staining at fold. General light wear. A good copy. 32 pp on stiff paper. An unweildy format which has left most issues of this magazine in rather poor condition. Red Hill Press paperback books
19531689691953. LEGER Fernand. Liberté - J'ecris ton Nom. Text by Paul Eluard. Broadside 117 x 290 cm. 11 3/8 x 44 inches with brightly coloured pochoir design by Fernand Léger. Paris: Editions Seghers 1953. A fine copy of this extremely rare and beautiful broadside in excellent condition with the colours bright and fresh. Leger's strong continuous flow of colour across the broadside illuminates Eluard's elegaic and celebrated poem praising those who struggled in WWII to protect and defend the eternal liberty of France. This copy 'HC/1' of 12 hors-commerce copies from a total of 212 with a warm inscription from Pierre Seghers "A mon ami le plus cher Au poète qui est mon patron en édition et en poésie". Saphire Fernand Léger The Complete Graphic Work 300. unknown books
195114995London: Adam International Review 1951. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Issue 219-221 of this literary magazine edited by Miron Grindea. This issue focuses on Paris in Literature from Julius Caesar to Cyril Connolly plus Picasso at Seventy bby Read Penrose and Eluard. A very good copy in illustrated stapled wraps. <br/><br/> Adam International Review paperback books
65New York. Black Sun Press. 1943. 2nd ed. Trans. by Hugh Chisholm. 4to. 54pp. One of 615 copies of the second ed. first published in Paris in 1920. This edition was designed by Caresse Crosby for her Black Sun Press with parallel English and French texts and three additional drawings. Green boards with the first 47 pages printed on yellow paper and the last 8 pages are printed on pink paper. Minkoff A 48. A beautiful copy in good condition despite the typical age discoloration of the first few pages due to the use of wartime newsprint that browns with age. Lacking the dust jacket. unknown books
194327987New York: The Black Sun Press 1943. Augmented edition. 44 p. 5 l. incl. front. 26 cm. Original printed boards text paper browned as usual ownership stamp on front endpaper otherwise an unusually fine copy in the original pink unprinted dust jacket. English translation at top of page French text below. One of 500 regular paper copies from an edition of 610. <br/><br/> The Black Sun Press hardcover books
1965260983Cologne: Galerie der Spiegel 1965. Limited. hardcover. very good. Ernst Max. Text in German including short pieces by Eluard Arp & Ernst. Illustrated with 34 black & white vignettes and 52 large b/w plates of rubbings; 5 mounted color plates of watercolors and numerous tiny figures within the text. 167 pages. Folio blue pictorial wrappers and original lithograph printed by Mourlot. Koln: Galerie der Spiegel 1965. Overall a very good copy -- internally clean but with wrappers a bit edgeworn and dusty along gutter edge.<br/><br/> Limited edition -- number 498 of 700 copies. A German version of the 1926 original.<br/><br/> Galerie der Spiegel unknown books
1937D4508Paris: Éditions Jeanne Bucher 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Rebound in solid brown crushed morocco with gilt-lettered spine; 4to; with pictorial title and 56 plates by Man Ray illustrating poems by Eluard. Inscribed and signed by Man Ray though recipient's name has been removed and signed by Eluard on half-title. Original wraps laid-in. Spine evenly sunned; very light rubbing to spine tips and corners. One plate Breton portrait has pencil measurement indications perhaps left by the publisher otherwise are all nice and clean. <br/><br/> Éditions Jeanne Bucher hardcover books
1947D17783Paris: Mourlot Freres 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Copy 9 of 300 examples signed by Eluard and the artist Engel-Pak slipcased with a second copy an out-of-series proof unsigned but with an original drawing for the title drawn by Engel-Pak on thin paper and initialled design not used hand-lettered by Eluard and with three additional sheets hand-lettered by Eluard for the title the colophon and a plate list this last also unused. Housed in two chemises within a vellum-backed slipcase. 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches 32.5 x 23.5 cm; 16 sheets printed in color lithography; plus the additional material noted above in the second copy which is printed on paper 1 cm taller than the published work. This is likely a participant's copy possibly Eluard's own. <br/><br/> Mourlot Freres hardcover books
1950D14046Philadelphia / London: Grey Falcon Press / Trianon Press 1950. First Edition Limited Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illustrated heavy cardstock wraps; glassine dust jacket; with a full-color frontispiece and numerous illustrations in text. First edition with complete text in French and English number 1317 from a limited edition 750 copies reserved for the Grey Falcon Press total limitation of 1500 copies. Some very light rubbing at spine tips and corners; pencilled inscription on limitation page; otherwise book is fine. Glassine just a bit tanned along the edges; tiny chips at spine tips and corners. An excellent copy -- nice and bright. Tasteful bookplates of Louis and Anne Marie Davidson. <br/><br/> Grey Falcon Press / Trianon Press paperback books
1984Embry 182550George Braziller 1984. Facsimile reprint of 1958 limited edition. Fine in fine dust jacket chemise and fine pubisher's slipcase. Full page color reproductions of woodcuts by Joan Miro. George Braziller, 1984. Facsimile reprint of 1958 limited edition. unknown books
198085040Paris:: Editions G. P. Near Fine. 1980. Hardcover. 2261007620 . Text is in French. First edition thus. Previous owner's name on title page else near fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket. . Editions G. P., hardcover books
194423297Genève: Éditions Des Trois Collines 1944. First edition. 70 pp. Near fine in printed wrappers. One of 3000 numbered copies. Genève: Éditions Des Trois Collines unknown books
9817New York Philosophical Library 1947. First American edition. Translated by Joseph T. Shipley. Bound in publisher's original full red cloth with the title stamped in black. Dust jacket has three closed tears less than 1" otherwise fine. Book is fine. <br/><br/> New York, Philosophical Library, [1947]. hardcover books
199872516London & NY: Calder/Riverrun 1998. Later trade paperback printing. 157 pp. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Introduction by Max Andreth. Original French poems with facing English translations by Gilbert Bowen. London & NY: Calder/Riverrun paperback books
195191665NY:: New Directions. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. B004OULIQW . Bilingual edition: French and English. Translated by Lloyd Alexander. First edition thus. Very good in a very good moderate edge wear and age toning dust jacket.; 218 pages . New Directions, hardcover books
195721875Paris: Pierre Seghers 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good /very good. 8vo. Boards in paper covers. Toning/soiling to upper and lower edges with some scuffing and faint chipping to spine ends. Interior pages lightly toned towards edges but clean and unmarked. <br/><br/>Dust jacket design by Pablo Picasso. Includes twelve photographs by Lucien Clergue. With an opening dedicatory poem for Clergue by Jean Cocteau. "This book with its distinctive cover by Picasso was the first mainstream publication to show female pubic hair allowable only because Clergue did not show the faces of his models which gave rise to considerable controversy" Parr & Badger I 192f. Pierre Seghers hardcover books
137919Paris: Louis Carre. Softcover. G- Glassine dj has substantial wear with several inches missing in two places; book cover shows some age and soiling; pages are generally good with only slight tanning along edges; plates and text pages are clear though the ones adjacent to plates mirror some tanning. Yellow wraps glassine dust jacket 62 pp. 7 color lithographs 3 BW drawings. Text is in French. Subtitle on cover: Il construit un tableau un epi une rose un visage un sein nu. A tribute to the work of French cubist painter Jacques Villon born Gaston Duchamp 1875-1963. Begins with a poem by Paul Eluard and then relevant quotes from Leonard de Vinci Charles Baudelaire Eugene Fromentin Paul Cezanne Felix Bracquemond Jules Michelet Theophile Silvestre Honore de Balzac and Guillaume Apollinaire. The second part is an "Eloge de Jacques Villon" by Rene-Jean. The illustrations are interspersed throughout. #1066 of 1800 copies. Louis Carre paperback books
