25 x 18.5cm, 42pp plus pictorial card covers. An experimental poem "for two voices" where the eighteen internal bound pages are different sizes. Lay-out and cover photograph by John Miles. VG+. 

21 x §15cm, 48pp plus card cover. Poetry book by the artist and writer. VG+.

27.5 x 19cm, 86pp plus original wrappers. The reprint of the Marquis de Sade's book exploring incest and the immorality of making one's daughter one's lover. Here Valentine Hugo has provided 8 illustrations hors texte which show the relationship being one of romance rather than exploitation which matches the surrealists' support for the "devine marquis".

This is a service du press copy on velin signed by Hugo on the last page and marked "S.P." in pencil and on the first blank page she has also written an extensive dedication to Guy D'Humeur (?) - Les bonheurs et malheurs d'Eugenie petitte fille modele de la Bibliotheque noire avec l'amitie de Valentine Hugo" and dated 27/1/49.

VG+ example.

19 x 12cm, 130pp + 4 plates hors-texte (photographs of a sculpture of Diana). Original pictorial wrappers. First edition of this lesser known erotic work by the promiscuous (at least while younger) Klossowski - written like most of his works under the influence of De Sade. One of 2,000 numbered copies. Slight creases on cover and minor brown marking to the wrappers but internally mostly uncut and very good.

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.

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+.