14 x 10.5cm, 4pp - folded card with an offset self-portrait of the surrealist. This is one of the works issued by the publishing house in a series entitled "La Collezione degli Autoritratti firmmati" in a large edition size of 5,000 numbered folded cards. Strangely given the edition size these are not encountered too often. The back of the card has a title adhesive sticker with the details of the work and the number. The 5 colour work is rubber stamped in red ink by the artist who apologises on the back of the card that because of his advanced age he cannot sign works any more. VG+.

21 x 18cm, 40pp. Original red and blue wrappers. The exhibition catalogue for this important exhibition of cubist works as shown at the London Gallery organised by ELT Mesens and filled with works by Penrose, Lee Miller, Gistac Kahnweiler and others. Foreword by Robert Melville and contributions translated by Mesens from Apollinaire, Breton and lengthy notes also by Mesens. B/w illustrations throughout and twenty-six black and white plates after works by Picasso, Braque, Leger, Gris, De La Fresnaye, Picabia, Marcoussis and Masson. Placing cubism at the centre of avant garde development the catalogue also critiques the movement from a later surrealist position - Braque being oh so slightly dismissed (especially by Breton) and Picasso regarded as part of the inner circle (which given his adherence to surrealism and communism post-cubism is not so surprising). A couple of faint coffee cup stains on the front covers, which do not detract that greatly, else VG. Scarce.

18.5 x 13.5cm, 92pp. B/w frontispiece portrait of Vitrac by Andre Masson. One hors-texte illustration by Max Morise. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of 500 numbered examples (after 40 hors-commerce, 40 lettered and 16 on japon copies) issued of the author's premiere Surrealist drama.

Vitrac (together with Artaud) first realised Surrealist principles within a theatrical context, and was a key figure during the formative 'Surrealiste Centrale' period. Minimal internal foxing else a more than acceptable and solid example. Scarce.

21 x 21cm, 8pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue displaying 4 large b/w reproductions of Masson's 'automatic' abstract oils. 30 works noted. With a short essay by Kahnweiler. Fine.

15.5 x 12cm, 64pp. Original wrappers with tipped on duotone illustration. The third edition (according to the cover) of this monograph (but given Gallimard's habit of hinting at popularity of a title by printing a false edition number on books it is possible that this is the first edition) considering the surrealist's early work with 48 b/w full page reproductions of paintings and lithographs to be found amidst the essay by the author. The first monograph published in French (or elsewhere) considering Masson's work. As a (tangential) aside the publisher Gallimard later died in a car crash along with Albert Camus. A very good copy.

15 x 15.5cm, 14pp plus covers. Exhibition catalogue with 14 drawings reproduced in b/w and listed. Masson was an early adherent of surrealism but quickly allied himself with Bataille's Acephale cult - rejecting Breton and Freud in favour of Nitsche. VG.

22 x 16cm, 68pp plus covers and dj. Tzara's poems from his later surrealist period boldly illustrated by Masson. One of 3,000 on verge creme aside from the 50 copies on Grand Velin. Some water damage (stained) to bottom right of front dust jacket, some additional brown dots on the reverse and very slight water damage to internal edges, otherwise a solid example.

Priced to account for damage.