23 x 15.5cm, 14pp plus card covers. Stapled. An official offprint of Scwatz's essay on Duchamp's pre-dada 1911 painting "Young Man and Girl in Spring" written in English with two b/w imaged (one of the painting)  which was originally published in AMerican Imago Vol 25, Nr 4 in Winter 1968. Card wrappers are a bit browned near spine and top else VG+. Scarce and important text in which Schwarz suggests incestual feelings by Duchamp towards his sister Suzzanne alongside some hints at Alchemy (the former theory later becoming the most credible reading of the Large Glass, the alchemical interpretation much less so).

32 x 23cm, 84pp plus card covers. Original glassine paper dj. First edition of this artist's book illustrated with 10 original lithographs by Man Ray en texte a further bound in one page reproduced drawing by Duchamp and a cover design by Duchamp. The text in Italian is by Arturo Schwarz. An unnumbered example, many pagers have spots of light and dark foxing and the glassine sheet is torn in various places although complete. Scarce publication in any condition.

21 x 21cm, 42pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a solo show where instead of images of works Spoerri asked a number of friends to make comments on his works. Contributions from Wolfgang Hahn, Eva Aeppli (a reproduced drawing), Klaus Honnef, Bernhard Luginbuhl, Arturo Schwartz, Karl Gerstner, Ingeborg Luscher, George Brecht, Klaus Bremer, Jurg Federspeil, Andre Thomkins (including a drawing), Ben Vautier, Carlo Schroter, Hanspeter Ricklin, Robert Filliou (with a reproduced collage), iIka Schellenberg, and Eric Dietmann.

26.5 x 21cm, 1pp mimeograph leaflet protesting the forced closure by the Venice mayoralty of Bertini's exhibition Le Pays Reel at Galerie Gritti after a single day of opening. The leaflet was published on the eve of the opening of 31st Venice Biennale and was signed by a large number of artist including Alain Jouffroy, Pierre Restany, Karel Appel, Enrico Baj, Arturo Schwarz, Ferro, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Paul Jenkins, Corneille and others. This has had two ring binder holes punched on the left where there is no text to allow storage else is VG+.

24 x 17cm, 4pp printed on card. Red and black exhibition catalogue / handout which lists recent exhibitions at Schwarz and also descriptions of the 46 works being shown, and a large b/w reproduction of Traumatismus, 1918. (There was an additional much more detailed catalogue for sale at the show and this version was essentially the wrappers of that larger catalogue handed out for free to visitors). Fine.

27 x 21cm, 1pp black on yellow paper. One of the last hurrahs of the official surrealists condemning the public representation of Marcel Duchamp (in a painting) being beaten up by the pop artists. Hardly worth the spleen but signed nonetheless by over 40 of the group including Breton, Audoin, Benoit, Dax, Estienne, Lebel, Lebrun, Mansour, Parent, Schwarz, and Toyen. This is the true first edition printed on red/orange - this copy came indirectly from Breton's own collection. Fine.

27 x 21cm, 1pp black on red/orange. One of the last hurrahs of the official surrealists condemning the public representation of Marcel Duchamp (in a painting) being beaten up by the pop artists. Hardly worth the spleen but signed nonetheless by over 40 of the group including Breton, Audoin, Benoit, Dax, Estienne, Lebel, Lebrun, Mansour, Parent, Schwarz, and Toyen. This is the true first edition printed on red/orange - this copy came indirectly from Breton's own collection. Fine.

21 x 15cm, 8pp plus original wrappers. Exhibition catalogue for a solo show in Arturo Schwartz's famous gallery. Twenty-two works listed and ten works (mostly table pieges) reproduced in b/w and one portrait of the younger Spoerri. The essay is by Alain Jouffroy. Staples are rusted else VG example of an important catalogue.

Vol II: 25 x 42.2 cm. 150 unbound leaves + VI. Texts by the artist and Arturo Schwarz. Illustrated with 9 inset full-page etchings ("The Lovers Suite") by Duchamp. Original wrappers housed in cloth covered slipcase. Loose folios. Edition of 150 numbered examples signed by Duchamp and Swartz.First edition of this very important two-volume deluxe documentary bookwork and multiple. In part self-documentation by Duchamp. Inclusive of 18 original full-page hand-pulled etchings by the artist (over two volumes) and extensive working schematics for his monumental and keynote concept work "Le Grand Verre"/"The Large Glass".Each volume was issued in an edition of 150 signed (and numbered) copies by both Duchamp and his friend, publisher and enthusiastic Duchamp expert and (sometimes misguided) theorist Schwartz. Both of these copies offered here are numbered as nr 2 from the small edition of 150 issued ie the second copy and probably Schwartz's own retained copy.Both are internally in very fine condition in with volume two being housed in a slipcase of equivalent fine condition. There is a minor condition problem with the slipcase of volume 1 with a retained water or liquid mark being apparent when the slipcase is examined under light although this is not obvious on a casual glance. The plexiglas box of volume one has six cracks in the plastic at different points with none of them threatening the integrity of the box - although there is a small piece of the plastic missing on the support bars for the opening/closing slide and two areas of the box where the original construction has marked the plastic due to badly applied solvent. The condition internally as noted is excellent and the above condition problems do not detracted markedly from what is a tremendous and essential document of the 20th century. Very rare.It is important to note here before giving the two portofolios to a friend (Julian Blaine, the concrete poet), Schwarz apparently removed the original cancelled etching plates and the signed etching that are called for in the descriptions of the deluxe copies of these books but otherwise the contents as they remain are equivalent to the non deluxe edition of the book which is still very much a rarity.

The price reflects this relegation to non-deluxe copy and this is nonetheless a very desirable item for any collection.

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