Dada, Surrealism, Futurism, Constructivism, Expressionism

16 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)

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17 BURIAN, E.F.

Idioteon. Malé grotesky. (Edice Olymp, 6).

Prague. Vanek & Votava. n.d. (1926). 8vo. Unpaginated, 20 leaves. Typography by Hlavacek. Original wrappers, designed by Hlavacek. A fine copy.

One of 550 numbered copies printed on Japon.
The beautiful cover, printed in brown and black on grey stock, designed by the architect Hlavacek, is a fine example of lyrical constructivism. Hlavacek also designed the constructivist title page.

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18 BURLIUK, David and others.

Poshchechina obshchestvennomu vkusu. V zashchitu svobodnogo iskusstva. Stikhi, proza, stat'i. (A Slap in the Face of Public Taste: In Defense of Free Art. Verse, Prose, Essays).

Moscow. G.L. Kuz'min. 1912. 4to. pp. 112. With essays by David and Nikolai Burliuk, Wassily Kandinsky, Khlebnikov, Kruchenykh, Livshits, and Mayakovsky. Original limp brown burlap cover with letterpress text on front.

Limited to 600 copies. The first collection of Futurist poetry, "A Trap for Judges" (1910), was ... (more)

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19 BURLIUK (DAVID & VLADIMIR). Various Authors (David & Nikolai Burliuk & Velimir Khlebnikov).

Zatychka. Sbornik. Velimir Khlebnikov; David, Vladimir, Nikolai Burliuki. Risunki. Stikhi. (The Bung, A Collection: Velimir Khlebnikov; David, Vladimir and Nikolai Burliuk; Drawings, Verse).

Kherson. Futuristy 'Gileia'. 1913. 4to. pp. 13 (printed on rectos only). Illustrated with two double-page lithographs, one with additional watercolour. Lithographs by David and Vladimir Burliuk, printed on cream paper. Original publisher's blue printed wrappers.

From the edition limited to 450 copies.
The text of this work is normally printed on red paper, however, in this copy the text is printed on blue paper. [Rowell & Wye 20].

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20 BURLIUK, David, Vladimir MAYAKOVSKY, Aleksei KRUCHENYKH & others.

Sadok Sudei II. (A Trap for Judges II).

St. Petersburg. Zhurval. 1913. Small square 4to. pp. 107. With 15 illustrations, including 5 by Elena Guro, 2 by Larionov and 2 by Goncharova. Printed on blue paper. Original flowered wallpaper covers, printed paper label on upper cover.

Published in an edition of 800 copies this rare collaborative work marks an important stage in the avant-garde movement, and includes a long Hylaean manifesto. [Rowell & Wye MOMA 53].

£6,000

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21 Burliuk, David & Nikolai, Vladimir Mayakovsky & Velimir Khlebnikov.

Trebnikh troikh. Sbornik stikhov i risunkov. (Missal of the Three: A Collection of Poems and Drawings).

Moscow. G. L. Kuz'min and S. D. Dolinskii. 1913. 8vo. pp. 86, (2). Illustrated with fifteen hors-texte monochrome plates (mainly portraits) by various Burliuks (Nadezhda, Vladimir and David), Vladimir Mayakovsky and Vladimir Tatlin. Original wrappers with title label pasted down.

From the edition limited to 1,100 copies. The title, 'a triumph of alliteration over meaning ... (more)

£2,500

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22 BURLIUK, (DAVID & VLADIMIR). Various Authors (See Notes).

Dokhlaia luna. Stikhi, proza, stat'i, risunki, oforty. (Croaked Moon: Verse, Prose, Essays, Drawings and Etchings).

Moscow. Pervyi zhurnal russkikh futuristov. 1914. 8vo. pp. 132. With frontispiece in blue, red & green, 1 etching in yellow on white coated paper, and 17 lithographs in blue, all by David and Vladimir Burliuk, as well as three monochrome illustrations. Later crimson full crushed morocco, preserving original publisher's wrappers. Slipcase.

Second edition. 'Dokhlaia luna' has contributions from many of the most important authors, poets ... (more)

£2,000

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23 BURLIUK & MALEVICH. Khlebnikov, Velimir.

Riav! Perchatki, 1908 - 1914. (Roar! The Gauntlets, 1908 - 1914).

St. Petersburg. EUY. 1914. Tall 8vo. pp. 29, (3). Illustrated with two monochrome reproductions of works by Kasimir Malevich and two woodcuts by David Burliuk. Original publisher's printed wrappers.

From the edition limited to 1,000 copies. A selection of Khlebnikov's poems and other texts which ... (more)

£2,250

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24 CARRINGTON, Leonora.

Une Chemise De Nuit De Flanelle.

Paris. Librairie Les Pas Perdus. 1951. 16mo. pp. 30. Original wrappers, with design by Max Ernst.

From the edition limited to 550 copies, with this one of the first 50 copies on Marais Crevecoeur ... (more)

£2,500

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25 CHAGALL. Arland, Marcel.

Maternité.

Paris. Au sans pareil. 1926. 8vo. pp. 95. Illustrated with frontispiece and 4 original etchings by Chagall. Original publisher's printed wrappers.

From the edition limited to 960 copies, with this one of 765 on Lafuma de Voiron. [Cramer 5].

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26 CHIRICO, G. de.

Hebdomeros.

Paris. Editions du Carrefour. 1929. 8vo. pp. 252. Original publisher's yellow printed wrappers with monochrome vignette by de Chirico to front wrapper. Also present is an alternate wrapper without the monochrome vignette.

FIRST EDITION, UNOPENED AND UNCUT. From the edition limited to 2,800 copies, with this one of 288 ... (more)

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27 CREVEL, René.

Êtes-vous fous?

Paris. Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Française. 1929. 8vo. pp. 216, (1). Original publisher's printed wrappers.

From the edition limited to 805 copies, with this uncut copy one of 109 on 'papier verg ... (more)

£550

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28 DADA.

Festival Dada. Salle Gaveau. Mercredi 26 mai 1920 à 3 h, après-midi.

350 x 250 mm, folded across the centre. Handbill poster, printed in black on pale green stock ... (more)

On the program (which is headlined in orange with the announcement “Tous les Dadas se feront ... (more)

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29 DALI. Breton, André and Paul Eluard.

L'Immaculée Conception.

Paris. Editions Surréalistes. 1930. 4to. pp. 124, [6]. One heliogravure etching by Salvador Dalí as frontispiece. Luxuriuosly bound in black morocco with abstract curvilinear bands of two-tone red inlays. Wrappers preserved. (Binding: Pierre-Lucien Martin, 1974).

Large paper copy limited to 3 copies on chine, 13 on Japon, 100 on Hollande, plus 5 hors commerce ... (more)

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30 DALI. Dante.

La Divine Comedie: L'Enfer, Le Purgatoire, Le Paradis.

Paris. Editions d'Art les Heures Claires. 1963. 12 vols. Large 4to. With 100 colour woodcuts by Dali. Loose as issued in publisher's wrappers, with boards and slipcase.

Edition limited to 4765 copies. This is one of 350 copies with an extra suite in colour and a decomposition of one of the plates from each of the six volumes.

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