21 x 15cm, 4pp announcement card for a late solo show of paintings by the Argentinian surrealist. One work in colour ( La Machine a Coudre) on the front, internally gallery details. There is a hand written note in blue ink written to John Collins the photographer from Manuel Burrus else VG.

11.2 x 18.2cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a show of sculptures by Man Ray and a posthumous show of watercolours by  Picabia. Printed in blue, red and green. VG+.

22 x 17cm, 4pp announcement card for a solo show of recent sculptures by Miro. One of his paintings reproduced on the outside in red, green, blue, yellow. Internally gallery details/ VG but there is a clear but flattened vertical crease on both sides of the card and very slight marks near edges.

22 x 6cm (approx) die-cut announcement card with a thumb on the front and a list of the participating artists on the back including Horst Antes, Francis Bacon, Cesar, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, Hiquily, Roy Lichtenstein, Rene Magritte, Makowski, Man Ray, Giacomo Manzu, Louise Nevelson, Trova, H.C. Westermann. VG+. Scarce.

18 x 11cm, 244pp. Bound in period leather binding. First edition thus of this collection of poems (1917 - 1952) from the former surrealist and post-war darling of nationalist France. Frontal photographic portrait of the poet in b/w and other illustrations elsewhere in the text.

This copy is augmented by a nice and extensive dedication in blue ink by the ethnologist and linguist Marcel Cohen: "un souvenir pour Jeannette (the second name is hard to read it may be: Anghel? Tenghel? Terghel?) d'un compagnon de lutte du grand Eluard Marcel Cohen" and then, additionally, signed in blue ink by the dada-ist Tzara and another dedication above in an unknown hand which reads "En souvenir de ces grands jours de lutte, des communards aux resistants, de belles et glorieuses pages de l'histoire proletarienne paris ce 5/6/55" and the hard to read signature of "Muro(?) des Fedines".

This was Eluard's last book published in his lifetime as the poet died in November of 1952 from heart problems. One small area of damage (a minor loss of the binding) to the top of the spine of the leather binding (the missing piece is retained for repair) which is also split down the edge for about 2cm otherwise VG. Unique association copy.

29 x 23cm slip case content with  29 x 23cm book, 192pp as loose folios and original covers. First edition of this novel of romantic love challenged by events as illustrated by Hugo with seven original lithographs.

This copy is one of 50 numbered examples on Marais which has an additional suite of Hugo's slightly saccharine illustrations printed b/w on chiffon Johannot aside from the du tete of 8 copies and the total trade edition of 500 numbered copies inclusive of the deluxe examples. Laid in the author's note pointing out that the character of Lydie Demirgian is a fictional invention. Fine example with very slight bump to one edge of slipcase.

21 x 16cm, 38pp. original printed wrappers. First edition of this short text work by the authors with illustrations by Valentine Hugo hors texte. An unnumbered copy from the edition. Very good with only some minor browning to paper.

19 x 14.5cm, unpaginated (c. 84pp) plus original wrappers. Thirsty full page lithographs after drawings by Valentine Hugo. Second edition although first thus with Hugo's illustrations of Eluard''s Dada-period cycle of poems. Hugo and Eluard worked together on a number of books during the late 30s and 40s of which this was one of the first. Fine condition. Scarce.

Uniformly, 20.2 x 14cm, 32pp plus card covers. Modern board bindings with tape. Three separate numbers in two issues of this Danish art review which includes the rare double number (5/6) devoted to French surrealism with poems in their original language by Paul Eluard, Hugnet, Dali, Peret as well as illustrations by Dali, Valentine Hugo, Magritte, Man Ray, Arp.  Edited by the painter and writer Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen.

Nr 1 has contributions by and on Arp, Kandinsky, Petersen and others and reproductions of works after Man Ray, Sophie Tauber Arp, Kandinsky, Arp, Dali and Max Ernst amongst others. Original wrappers retained, both copies have former owner's signatures on the first inside page and the wrappers of the double issue have some printer's ink stains and a minor water mark reducing what would have been otherwise near fine to very good+. Rare.

18 x 12cm, 60 pp. Original wrappers. Loose signatures. First edition of this privately printed and remarkably notorious "story of damask illusion".

The title translates as "A sexual nocturne" and is a tale of a man recalling his early encounters with sexuality and sexual language, a rendezvous in a bordello ("one of those high moments that convinces us to put off suicide") and other incidents that shaped his erotic history.

Edice 69 books were never available for sale; they were exclusively available to subscribers and friends. The company consisted of Styrsky as editor with Toyen for the most part. This book and Styrsky's EMILIE PRICHAZI KE MNE VE SNU (Emily Comes to Me in a Dream) constitute the most important of the series of which there would be only six volumes in all.

In these issues Toyen would express herself with the least inhibitions of frank sexuality, a factor never far from her central concerns throughout her oeuvre, and Styrsky a complex, multilayered self-confession. Styrsky was the more obsessive of the two and more attracted to kinkiness and the downright weird. Nezval's participation in Edice 69 was limited to this one release. It is oft cited as one of Nezval's worst books but the text serves as a platform for the visual content, which is also true of all the issues of Edice 69.

All of the participants in the publishing venture shared the conviction to employ art as a means to eroticise the world, overcoming the throes of 19th century morality and thus self-releasing into freedom; they were social critics and shared strong leftist sympathies, pushing the boundaries of conventional reality through eroticism. The collages by Styrsky are some of his most startling and outrageous, conveying psychological twists and biographical messages in a zany humour.

This is nr 83 of 138 numbered copies ie 2 x 69 - half of the edition was hand coloured and is very, very rarely encountered - and this example is in very good condition with some marks on the wrappers . Exceptionally rare and desirable. 

18 x 13.5cm, 152pp. card covers. First edition of this clandestinely written (1942) appreciation that was not published until immediately after the war - a dissection of Eluard's surrealist and dada work. There is a reproduction of a Valentine portrait of Eluard as frontispiece and hors text a b/w photograph of the poet. One of numbered 550 copies on velin de Lyon aside from 35 deluxe copies. Very good + with minor fading to spine.

18 x 11 cm, 34 pp with original wrappers and dustjacket. A book of poetry which was issued with only 50 du tete copies and then a trade dition - this example inscribed by Hugnet on half title with a note to Nadine, dated summer 1955. VG+.