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.

2.5 x 14cm, 28pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this essay on the influence of the "divine marquis" on the French novel of the 30s from the acknowledged 'inventor of Sade' in the 20th Century, owing to his passionate and tireless scholarly searching out and subsequent re-contextualization of the latter's oeuvre.

Anecdotally, Heine had made a pact of sorts with Apollinaire to carry out a similar project. However, the poet's premature death left Heine to his own devices. Throughout the 20's and 30's (beyond the aforementioned Sadean pursuits), Heine participated in Surrealist group activities and those of the short-lived 'Contre-Attaque' faction.

This is one of 195 signed and numbered copies and has internally one small alteration to the text in Heine's own hand. Fine.

19 x 14.2cm, 159pp. 13 documents and two letters by Sade reproduced in facsimile. Photographic wrappers. First edition of these selections from Sade's hectic oeuvre, as edited by the Surrealist Lely. After WWII, Lely continued the legacy of Sadean scholarship and archeology set forth by Maurice Heine. Includes prologue, introduction, a poem and admirable bio-bibliographic material by Lely. A close to fine example. Increasingly scarce.

23 x 14.3cm, 324pp plus original wrappers. First edition thus of this collection of the works by and a significant essay on the "exquisite" Marquis. The extensive 56 page introduction, the foreword essay, bibliography and notes are by Apollinaire and prefigure the surrealists' later obsession with the literary libertine. There are eight illustrations hors texte.

Some marking and, probably unavoidable, foxing/browning to covers given the age and one spine tear at top left but internally very good. Original price sticker on spine. Scarce.

23 x 16.5 hand made envelope (parchment) sealed with wax content of a 22 x 15.5cm, 4pp hand made paper card with tipped on 13.5 x 11cm original b/w offset lithograph. The extremely rare invitation to the Canadian Benoit's action which took place in Joyce Monsour's flat in Paris with Breton amongst others attending. The action took place just before the opening of the 1960 international surrealist exhibition and on the 150th anniversary of the libertine's death.

The climax of the event - where Benoit wore an ornate surrealist costume - was the self-branding of the artist with a suitably erotic symbol a stylised penis (quickly followed by Roberto Matta's inspired, copy-cat, albeit unplanned, self-marking).

Small 0.5 closed tear on the internal card but otherwise a fine example of this elusive documentation of a famous last surrealist event.