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196929442Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 1969. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good. Cloth 8vo. Text in French and English side by side. Reprint of the 1946 edition published by View. With translations by Edouard Roditi and drawings by Arshile Gorky. Stray ink mark to one page of text else a sound very good copy. This 1969 reprint was mostly published in trade paperbound format. The cloth version is uncommon. University of Michigan Press unknown books
194123905New York: View 1941. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Early issue in glossy newspaper format of this magazine devoted to surrealism. Contributions by Calas Norman McCaig Saburoh Kuroda Kurt Seligmann Thomas Merton and more. Fine seemingly unread copy. A gorgeous unfolded copy of a scarce early issue. View paperback books
194325147New York: View 1943. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Art magazine edited by Charles Henri Ford. Devoted to surrealism. Contributions by Philip Lamantia Paul Bowles Man Ray Parker Tyler and others. A very good copy in tall stapled wrappers. Mild spotting in a couple of places to covers and some general light soiling. Still tightly bound. View paperback books
194625542New York: View 1946. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . The January 1946 issue of this magazine of surrealist art and writings. Edited by Ford with assistance by Parker Tyler Paul Bowles Philip Lamantia Harold Rosenberg Aaron Copland and Marcel Duchamp among others. This issue notable for the inclusion of The Circular Ruins a story by Borges translated by Paul Bowles. Cover art by John Tunnard. A very good plus copy in tall side-stapled wrappers. View paperback books
194525548New York: View 1945. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . The November 1945 issue of this prominent magazine on Surrealism edited by Charles Henri Ford. Cover art by Leon Kelley. Managing editor is John Myers and contributing editors include Paul Bowles Philip Lamantia Paul Goodman Robert Melville and more. Aaron Copland and Marcel Duchamp among others were on the Advisory Board. A sharp very good plus copy in tall stapled wrappers. View paperback books
194522925New York: View 1945. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. The May 1945 issue of this prominent magazine on Surrealism edited by Charles Henri Ford. Cover art by Wilfredo Lam. Managing editor is John Myers and contributing editors include Paul Bowles Philip Lamantia Paul Goodman Robert Melville and more. Aaron Copland and Marcel Duchamp among others were on the Advisory Board. A sharp very good copy in tall stapled wrappers. <br/><br/> View paperback books
194625543New York: View 1946. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. The May 1946 issue of this magazine devoted to all things Surrealism. Edited by Ford and assisted by Parker Tyler John Myers Paul Bowles Aaron Copland Marcel Duchamp and others. A good to very good copy in tall side-stapled wrappers. Typical light soiling and wear to covers. Cover art by Jean Helion. View paperback books
196123847New York: Bodley Gallery 1961. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Exhibition catalog from the 1961 showing of Brauner's works at Bodley Gallery in New York. One of a four part exhibition showcasing the works of Brauner Max Ernst Rene Magritte and Matta. Single stiff sheet of card stock folded once to form a booklet. With tipped on accordion-style folded sheet of paper which opens into five panels each with a single black and white illustration of Brauner's works. Catalog is in sharp near fine condition. Bodley Gallery paperback books
7223Cover illustration by Max Ernst & 12 photographic closeups of authors printed on both sides of six sheets of coated paper tipped-in. 15 pp. 8vo 220 x 130 mm. orig. printed paper wrappers. Paris: J. Corti 1931. A scarce bookseller's catalogue issued by one of the principal distributors of Surrealist works in Paris. The famous chart of authors prescribed and invalidated by the Surrealists "Lisez / Ne Lisez" appears for the first time in print on the lower wrapper of this catalogue. The Librairie José Corti on the Rue de Clichy served as the occasional headquarters of the collective imprint Editions Surréalistes. Ernst's steel-engraved collage on the cover was specially made for the bookstore. The catalogue offers for sale the works of Maxime Alexandre Louis Aragon André Breton René Char René Crevel Salvador Dali Paul Eluard Max Ernst Benjamin Péret Tristan Tzara Pierre Unik and Luis Bunuel. Most of the portraits tipped-in are reproductions of photographs taken by Man Ray. Each author is given one page with their works listed with prices and noted when "épuisé." Below the listings are excerpts of contemporary reviews and commentary on the authors and the Surrealist movement as a whole. Breton and Eluard's "L'Immaculée Conception" is offered on page 9 followed by reviews of the work. Fine and fresh copy. ❧ Georges Sebbag Les Editions Surréalistes: 1926-1968 1993 p. 199-200 in trans.-"Methodical a bibliography has a cognitive aim. Descriptive a bookseller or auction house catalogue has a commercial end. The Corti catalogue of 1931.transcends these two goals. On the one hand it participates in the campaign to launch Editions Surréalistes and led to the unification of the group.A surrealist object theoretical and visible the catalogue is a model of Edition Surréaliste publishing." In the bibliography cited above "Annexe II" describes the evolution of the "Lisez / Ne Lisez Pas" chart. The cover of the present catalogue is reproduced on the cover of Sebbag's work. unknown books
199068014Venice: Lapis Press 1990. First US edition. 220 pp. Tiny bump to one lower rear corner else fine in illustrated boards; no dust jacket as issued. Writings by Eluard Aragon Soupault Breton and Tzara. Translated by Michael Palmer and Norma Cole. Venice: Lapis Press hardcover books
198428514New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery 1984. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Very large and heavy clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 791 pp. Catalogue Raisonne of the collection of artworks and ephemera donated to Yale University in 1941. The Societie Anonyme was founded in 1920 by Katherine Dreier Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray whose goal it was to introduce then contemporary European art to the American public. A very good copy in blue cloth covers. Illustrated in both color and black and white. The unclipped dustwrapper is present and is in about very good condition with several small closed tears at edges. Very heavy volume. Additional shipping charges may apply. Yale University Art Gallery unknown books
19452230Brussels: Galerie des Éditions La Boétie 1945. <br /><br />Small Octavo 7 9/16 x 5 5/8 inches; 192 x 143 mm 16 pages of text and 8 pages of plates in stapled illustrated wrappers. <br /><br />Scarce catalogue of a Surrealism exhibition that took place from December 15 1945 to January 15 1946 at Galerie des Éditions La Boétie in Brussels. The catalogue features eight pages of black-and-white photos of some of the works in the exhibition along with texts by André Breton Paul Nougé Marcel Mariën Tristan Tzara Paul Éluard René Magritte and Louis Scutenaire. <br /><br />The catalogue lists 167 works in the exhibition by such artists as Hans Arp Giorgio de Chirico Max Ernst Paul Klee René Magritte Marcel Mariën Paul Nougé and Raoul Ubac. The cover illustration is Magritte's "Le Viol" 1945. <br /><br />OCLC lists nine institutional holdings: Hofstra MOMA the Getty Art Institute of Chicago Northwestern Johns Hopkins Princeton Philadelphia and the Menil Collection. Listed under two OCLC accession numbers: 9727431 and 1138935734. Scarce in commerce. <br /><br />CONDITION: Wrappers soiled with heavy edge wear and a few nicks. Internally clean and unmarked some toning to the newsprint pages rusting to staples and a small tear in the last page not affecting any text. A Good copy. Galerie des Éditions La Boétie paperback books
199013490Venice CA: The Lapis Press 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Tall octavo. A book of essays by these five surrealist poets on the art movement of surrealism. Introduction by Hulten. A very good copy in illustrated boards. No dustwrapper cas issued. 220 pp. <br/><br/> The Lapis Press hardcover books
199717806New York: Atlantis Harry Abrams 1997. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/very good . Quarto. 157 pp. Illustrated in color and b/w. With essays by Baum Castleman and Rainwater. A near fine clothbound book with short remainder mark to lower edge in very good unclipped dustwrapper. Please note: this is a large and heavy volume. Additional postage charges may apply. <br/><br/> Atlantis (Harry Abrams) hardcover books
1969304609Koln Germany Bankunst Galerie 1969. 1969. First edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated in color and b/w. Text in German. Introduction by Jose Pierre Wieland Schmeid and Frantisek Smejkal. Original stiff blue wrappers. Very good. 127 pages. No signatures or bookplates. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Koln, Germany, Bankunst Galerie, 1969. paperback books
200271563London: Sotheby's 2002. 119p. additional pages of ads and protocols highresolution color plates throughout some folding with brief annotation; deluxe production in 10.75 x 8.25 inch color wraps mildest signs of handling. Balthus Bellmer Brauner 3 Carrington Joseph Cornell 2 Dali 8 Delvaux 2 Eemans Ernst 10 Magritte 4 Man Ray 8 Masson 3 Miro Picabia Prassinos Roy Schwitters Tanguy Tapies. Sotheby's unknown books
193626976Paris: Aux Editions Jeanne Bucher 1936. First edition. Loose Sheets. Very Good . Single sheet of 6 1/2" x 10" tall paper. The rare sales prospectus / publication announcement sheet for Georges Hugnet's masterpiece of photocollage entitled La Septieme Face Du De Poemes-Decoupages facsimile en couleurs dans le format in-dix double-raisin. Sous Couverture de Marcel Duchamp. This book was issued in two editions: a "super-limited" edition of 20 copies sur japon comportant un inedit et une "couverture-cigarette" par Marcel Duchamp. This edition was offered at the vast sum of 300 fr back in 1936. The so-called "regular" edition of 200 copies sur velin went for the modest price of 35 fr. Condition of sheet is very good. A handsome frame-able piece of surrealist ephemera. Aux Editions Jeanne Bucher unknown books
194524885New York: View Editions 1945. First edition. Paperback. Good . Tall slender stapled volume. With typography by Parker Tyler. Cover drawing by Yves Tanguy. One of five hundred copies although this one is unnumbered SIGNED by Ford on the title page. This copy suffers somewhat from some light moisture soiling along the edges of the paper yet is still quite presentable. Overall in good to very good condition in stapled yeloow wrappers printed and illustrated in red. Book is illustrated in black and white. View Editions paperback books
1934WRCLIT28417Paris: Editions Jeanne Bucher 1934. 1663pp. plus plates. Typographically decorated pale green wrappers. Neat small ink name wrappers sunned at extremities spine a bit used otherwise a very good copy. First edition trade issue one of two thousand copies on Bouffant; there were twenty-eight deluxe copies on Montval. With a substantial introduction by Georges Hugnet and contributions by a wide range of writers and visual artists. Editions Jeanne Bucher unknown books
194726385New York: H. Bittner and Company 1947. First edition. Cloth. Good. Clothbound quarto. Artist monograph on this surrealist painter focused on his drawings. Edited and with text by Lincoln Kirstein. Includes 48 black and white plates. Covers soiled a bit about the edges of the cloth covers and with a bit of fraying at spine tips. Lacking the uncommon dustwrapper as often seen. This copy has been SIGNED by Tchelitchew on the front endpaper. A most uncommon signature. Also laid in to this copy are several pieces of Tchelitchew-related ephemera from other exhibitions of his works over the years. H. Bittner and Company unknown books
196130408Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck 1961. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. Tall bound wrappers. 97 pp. Text in French. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First edition thus with an introduction by Jean Gaulmier. A very good copy. Librairie C. Klincksieck paperback books
194712705Paris: Editions de la Revue Fontaine 1947. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Small quarto. Illustrations by Frederick Kiesler. Attractive artist book with text in French by Breton. A lovely fine copy in illustrated wrappers. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A superior copy. <br/><br/> Editions de la Revue Fontaine paperback books
198126183New York and Berlin: Folker Skulima 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrated hardbound volume. Issued without dustwrapper. A collection of surrealist collages by Hofmann with texts in English and German by Baum. Produced in an edition of 999 numbered examles this one hand-labeled H. C. and 75 special signed copies. Condition of this attractive book is near fine marred only by a prior owner inscription on the title page. Folker Skulima hardcover books
201430183Paris: Centre Pompidou 2014. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Wide paperbound quarto. 167 pp. With essays in French by Carole Boulbes Christian Briend and Clement Cheroux. Near Fine copy in stiff illustrated bound wrappers. Profusely illustrated. Centre Pompidou paperback books
197715128Paris: Editions Carmen Martinez 1977. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. 187 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Short crease at rear free endpaper. Minor foxing to edges. A clean very good copy in bound decorated wrappers with wide French flaps. INSCRIBED by the artist "Pour Harold Rosenberg / avec bon souvenirs / Pol Bury" A nice association. Inscribed to noted art critic Harold Rosenberg. <br/><br/> Editions Carmen Martinez paperback books
