Dada & Surrealism

(BELLMER). Hugnet, Georges (Intro.) & Various Surrealists: André Breton, Paul Eluard, Benjamin Péret, René Char, René Crevel &c.

Petite Anthologie Poétique de Surréalisme.

Paris. Editions Jeanne Bucher. 1934. 8vo. pp. 166, (4, table), (1 blank leaf). 8 leaves, printed ... (more)

From the edition limited to 2,228 copies, with this one of 2,000 on 'papier alfa bouffant' and ... (more)

£4,750

ref: 32573

(DALI). Deharme, Lise.

Cahier de Curieuse Personne.

Paris. Editions de Cahiers Libres. 1933. 8vo. pp. 93, (5). Illustrated with monochrome frontispiece portrait by Valentine Hugo. Original publisher's pink printed wrappers.

From the first edition limited to 310 copies, with this one of 300 on 'Ingres rose' paper and with a ... (more)

£3,500

ref: 32705

(DALI). Paalen, Alice.

A Mème la Terre.

Paris. Editions Surréalistes. 1936. 12mo. pp. 98, (4). Original publisher's blue-printed wrappers with red text to upper wrapper.

From the edition limited to 235 copies, with this uncut copy one of 200 on 'vergé' and with a ... (more)

£3,600

ref: 33033

(DALI). Penrose, Valentine.

Herbe à la Lune. Avec une Préface de Paul Eluard.

Paris. Editions G[uy]. L[évis]. M[ano]. 1935. 8vo. pp. 73, (3). Original publisher's cream printed wrappers.

From the edition limited to 320 copies, with this uncut copy one of 300 on 'Hélio' and with a ... (more)

£3,600

ref: 33031

(UBAC). Bryen, Camille.

L'Aventure des Objets.

Paris. Collection Orbes chez José Corti. 1937. 8vo. pp. 16. Eight pages of hors-texte plates ... (more)

From the edition limited to 300 copies, this copy with a presentation from Bryen to Salvador Dalí on ... (more)

£4,500

ref: 32604

591.

(Alès). P[ierre]. A[ndré]. B[enoit]. 21st January, 1952. Folio. [12 leaves]. Contents: blank ... (more)

From the edition limited to 74 copies. [Livres Réalisés par P. A. Benoit 161].

£1,000

ref: 34645

691.

Alès. P[ierre]. A[ndré]. B[enoit]. 1959. Folio. pp. (vi). With plates by Arp, Duchamp, Picabia, and Tzara. Loose as issued in original publisher's printed wrappers with design in blue executed after a drawing by Francis Picabia.

The only issue published, limited to 100 copies, numbered and signed by Benoit. With mounted ... (more)

£9,000

ref: 33367

ARP, Hans.

Der Pyramidenrock.

Zurich and Munich. Eugen Rentsch Verlag. (1924). 4to. pp. 70. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Arp by Modigliani. Original publisher's printed wrappers with the repetitive motif of 'Der Pyramidenrock' printed across the front and rear wrappers three times and downward forty-one times.

Written in German in four-line stanzas with varying meters, 'Der Pyramidenrock' ('the Pyramid ... (more)

£3,000

ref: 24622

ARP, Hans.

Die Wolkenpumpe.

Hannover. Paul Steegemann. 1920. 4to. pp. 24 + 2 pages adverts. Original wrappers with woodcut illustration by Arp on front cover.

This copy with an ORIGINAL SIGNED DRAWING by Arp on first blank leaf and a dedication 'à Louis ... (more)

£7,500

ref: 29901

AU JOUR LE JOUR. Benoit, Pierre André [PAB].

Au Jour le Jour.

Alès. P[ierre]. A[ndré]. B[enoit]. 1954. 24mo. 5 volumes. The first four issues are composed of 4 pages of manuscript, and the final issue has 2 leaves of manuscript. Loose as issued.

A complete set of one of the rarest of Benoit's publications, limited to only 10 copies. Each ... (more)

£14,000

ref: 28765

BANTING, John.

A Blue Book of Conversation.

London. Editions Poetry. 1946. 8vo. pp. v, 57. Illustrated with decorative title and twenty-five plates, of which one is double-page. All of the plates are printed in blue after designs by Banting. Original cloth with yellow printed dust-jacket.

First edition, from the library of André Breton. 'A Blue Book of Conversation is a series of ... (more)

£900

ref: 22768

BELLMER. Eluard, Paul.

Les Jeux de la Poupée. Illustrés de Textes par Paul Eluard.

Paris. Les Editions Premières. 1949. Small 4to. pp. 86. Some pages uncut. Illustrated with tipped-in vignette photograph on title and 15 tipped-in photographs hand coloured by Bellmer. Original publisher's black wrappers with mounted vignette photograph (matching that on the title), small pink title label to spine and pink bandeau.

From the edition limited to 142 copies, signed by Bellmer. The 'Jeux de la Poupée' is preceded by a ... (more)

£50,000

ref: 30089

BRETON COLLECTION

Andre Breton 42 rue Fontaine.

Paris. Calmels Cohen. 2003. 8 vols. 4to and DVDROM. Illustrated throughout in monochrome and colour. Wrappers, slip case.

The complete set of the sale catalogues of the legendary Andre Breton collection that included his books, pictures, sculptures, prints, manuscripts, popular and folk arts, photography and primitive art.

£345

ref: 24055

BRETON, André.

Légitime Défense.

Paris. Editions Surréalistes. 1926. 12mo. Original publisher's printed wrappers. Two leaves with tears with no loss of text.

From the library of Tristan Tzara with the inserted slip from the Guy Loudmer sale ' ... de la ... (more)

£200

ref: 31686

BULLETIN INTERNATIONAL DU SURRÉALISME. Nos. 1 - 4. (All Published).

Paris, Prague, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Brussels & London. 1935-36. 4to. Four issues. pp. 12; 9, (1); 8; 18, (2). Wrappers, stapled as issued.

A complete set, including the sensationally rare No. 2, published in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in ... (more)

£14,000

ref: 34507