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Odyssée: I. Le Voyage de Télémaque...
Hans Erni's extensive edition of the Odyssey with original drawings.
£3,500
Erni, Hans. HomerOdyssée: I. Le Voyage...1957
Daphné
Schmied's first major book: de Vigny's 'Daphné' with three signed leaves of original painted work by Schmied for the book.
£6,500
Schmied, François-Louis. Vigny, Alfred deDaphné1924
Fan Design: Two female nudes
A signed Charles H.
£1,800
Shannon, Charles HaslewoodFan Design: Two female...c.1905–1910
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure...
The first edition, first issue, completely unsophisticated, of Thomas Hardy's tragic novel of love, redemption and loss.
£2,750
Hardy, ThomasTess of the d'Urbervilles:...1891
The Wood Beyond the World
Robert Hall's copy - with his bookplate depicting his library with this copy displayed to show the frontispiece and opening page of text - of William Morris' fantasy novel 'The Wood Beyond the World'.
£9,500
Kelmscott Press. Morris, WilliamThe Wood Beyond the...1894
The Order of Chivalry. Translated from...
A fine copy of the Kelmscott edition of Caxton's translation, the first book from the press printed in Chaucer type.
£4,500
Kelmscott Press. Lull, Ramon, William Caxton, William Morris, F. S. Ellis (Ed.)The Order of Chivalry...1893
Syr Ysambrace. (The Romance of Sir...
A very good copy, partially unopened, of 'Syr Ysambrace'.
£3,000
Kelmscott PressSyr Ysambrace. (The Romance...1897
VERVE. Revue artistique et litéraire. Edited...
A complete run of one of France's most famous art periodicals 'Verve.
£22,500
VerveVERVE. Revue artistique et...1937–1960
SaLoN DAda. Exposition Internationale
A presentation copy of the very scarce 'SaLoN DAda' with the rare invitation to the highly controversial 'Soirée dada'.
£12,500
Arp, Hans, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Max Ernst & Marcel Duchamp. Tzara, Tristan, Philippe Soupault, Benjamin Péret, Louis Aragon et alSaLoN DAda. Exposition Internationale1921
A Dream of John Ball and...
A fine example of the first illustrated book issued by the Kelmscott Press, William Morris' 'A Dream of John Ball'.
£7,500
Kelmscott Press. Burne-Jones, Edward. Morris, WilliamA Dream of John...1892
Électricité. Dix Rayogrammes de Man Ray...
Man Ray's 'Electricité', an excellent, unsophisticated copy, with the original compliment slip.
£45,000
Man Ray. Bost, PierreÉlectricité. Dix Rayogrammes de...1931
A very rare presentation copy of Karel Appel and Hugo Claus' photocopy artist book with the illustration with additional colour by Appel by hand.
Appel, Karel. Claus, HugoDe Blijde En Onvoorziene...December 1950
£7,500
Le Chemin des Devins suivi de...
Chillida's collaboration with Frénaud in a binding by Devauchelle.
£6,750
Chillida, Eduardo. Frénaud, AndréLe Chemin des Devins...1966
A superlative unsophisticated édition de tête example of exceptional rarity of Max Ernst's early frottage experiments.
Ernst, Max. Arp, Hans, (Intro.)Histoire Naturelle1926
£30,000
La Guirlande des Mois. Première Année...
A complete set of George Barbier's Art Deco almanachs in a remarkable decorative coffret by Livio Castiglioni.
£5,750
Barbier, GeorgeLa Guirlande des Mois...1917–1921
Stamped Indelibly. A Collection of Rubberstamp...
An excellent presentation copy of William Katz's assemblage of rubberstamps by various poets and POP artists.
£10,000
Warhol, Andy, Tom Wesselmann, Allen Jones et al. Creeley, Robert, Robert Indiana, Gerard Malanga et al. Katz, William (Ed.)Stamped Indelibly. A Collection...1967
A Un Oiseau de Houille Perché...
Mesens' copy of Flamand's verse illustrated by Toyen with a presentation from the poet.
£1,250
Toyen. (Marie Cerminova). Flamand, Elie-CharlesA Un Oiseau de...1957
COUINQUE. Texte de Jean Dubuffet
An excellent example of Dubuffet's 'COUINQUE', his own text and dry point illustration printed and published by PAB.
£9,500
Dubuffet, JeanCOUINQUE. Texte de Jean...1963, 21 mars
aventure. novembre. décembre. janvier. (All Published)
A complete set of the very scarce 'aventure' bridging dada and Surrealism and featuring Jean Dubuffet's first work.
£4,500
Aventure. Crevel, René, Roger Vitrac, Jacques Baron et alaventure. novembre. décembre. janvier...1921–1922
Pasiphaé, Chant de Minos. (Les Crétois)
Henri Matisse's illustrations for de Montherlant's 'Pasiphaé'.
£9,500
Matisse, Henri. Montherlant, Henri dePasiphaé, Chant de Minos...1944
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