Gabriel Pomerand - Unoriginal Sins

UR. LA DICTATURE LETTRISTE N°2. 1951.

paul robertson — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:00:47 +0000

Paris: Imprimerie Baumann et Ochs, 1951.

27 x 20.8cm, 20 pp (includes slightly heavier paper weight cover). First edition of the second issue of this now very scarce journal, edited by Lemaitre and Isou (which only had three issues). Texts by Maurice Lemaître, Gabriel Pomerand, Jean-Louis Brau, Gil J. Wolman, Isidore Isou, most notably the preface to the film "Le film est déjà commencé" by Maurice Lemaître. UInternal pages are browned due to cheap paper, cover slightly so else VG+. Rare.

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SOULEVEMENT DE LA JEUNESSE. NR 1. 1952.

paul robertson — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 16:33:56 +0000

Paris: Soulevement De La Jeunesse, 1952

44 x30cm, 12pp (self-cover). Tabloid newspaper. A number of b/w illustrations o youth protests and one lithographic work by Pomerand. The first number (of nine in total) of this political offshoot of the Lettriste movement published by Yolande du Luart and Marc’O to support their "Exernalists" strand of th0ught where the role of youth as a revolutionary force was promoted. Youth was defined as anyone (not dependant of age) who had not obtained the status of "Internals" ie part of the mechanisms of a working capitalist society. Contributions by François Dufrêne, Marc O, Yolande du Luart, Gabriel Pomerand and others. This has some condition issues - the paper is slightly browned, there is some wear to extremities and the outer sheet has tears all down the spine - only one small area is keeping the newspaper together and the publication needs repair. That said it is a very hard to find item. Priced to reflect damage.

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POESIE NOUVELLE, LA DICTATURE LETTRISTE. SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO NR 18. JAN/FEV 1962.

paul robertson — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:01:18 +0000

Paris: Poésie nouvelle, 1961-1962

27 x 21cm, 10pp (printed recto only) Mimeograph. Stapled top left. The supplement to the journal Lettriste published by Maurice Lemaitre from 1957 until 1962. Contributions from Lemaitre, Isou, Lebert Bethume, Gabriel Pomerand, Jacques Spacagna and Gil Wolman. Original pink paper has mostly faded, one slight dark stain top left on first page but overall VG+.

; 7 fascicules dactylographiés, agrafés, couvertures de couleurs.
Réunion de 7 suppléments aux numéros 17 (premier et second), 18 (premier et second), 19 (premier et second) et 20.
Menus défauts.

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POESIE NOUVELLE, LA DICTATURE LETTRISTE. SUPPLEMENT NR 18. JAN/FEV 1962.

paul robertson — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:59:20 +0000

Paris: Poésie nouvelle, 1961-1962

27 x 21cm, 10pp (printed recto only) Mimeograph. Stapled top left. The supplement to the journal Lettriste published by Maurice Lemaitre from 1957 until 1962. Contributions from Lemaitre, Isou, Lebert Bethume, Gabriel Pomerand, Jacques Spacagna and Gil Wolman. Original blue paper has mostly faded, one dark stain top left on first page but overall VG+.

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POESIE NOUVELLE, LA DICTATURE LETTRISTE. SUPPLEMENT NR 17. OCT/NOV 1961.

paul robertson — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:55:42 +0000

Paris: Poésie nouvelle, 1961-1962

27 x 21cm, 14pp (printed recto only) Mimeograph. Stapled top left. The supplement to the journal Lettriste published by Maurice Lemaitre from 1957 until 1962. Contributions from Lemaitre, Isou, Lebert Bethume, Gabriel Pomerand, Jacques Spacagna and Gil Wolman. Original yellow paper has mostly faded but overall VG.

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ION. NR 1. NUMÉRO SPÉCIAL SUR LE CINÉMA. ONLY NUMBER OF THIS LETTERISTE/SITUATIONIST THEORETICAL JOURNAL. WOLMAN’S COPY – WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTE TO HIM BY FILMMAKER CHRISTIAN JAMICOT.

paul robertson — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:54:10 +0000

Paris: Centre de création, 1952

22.8 x 17.9cm, 286pp. Original wrappers with a cover design by Gabriel Pomerand. Essentially the manifesto and theoretical basis for all Letteriste and Situationist cinema. Texts include "Esthétique du cinéma" by Isidore Isou, "Cinéma nucléaire" by Marc'O, "Hurlements en faveur de Sade" by G. E. (Guy) Debord, "Tambours du jugement premier" by Dufrêne, "La légende cruelle" by Gabriel Pomerand, "L'Anticoncept" by Wolman and shorter articles by Y. du Luart, Serge Berna, Poucette, Monique Geoffroy.The plates show portraits of Isou, Poucette, Pomerand, Wolman, Berna, Y. du Luart, M. Geoffroy. Berréby and the famous first published image of Debord looking louche.

Minor wear to edges and spine with minor tears. Internally pages are browned (as always). The cover is in excellent condition with no fading as the book has been kept in a glassine envelope. The book was lent to the filmmaker Christian Jamicot by Gil Wolman and on the book's return Jamicot has left a signed note to Wolman in ink thanking him on the glassine envelope. A correspondence copy and in much better condition than usually found. The glassine envelope is somewhat torn but still protects the book.

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ION. NR 1. NUMÉRO SPÉCIAL SUR LE CINÉMA. ONLY NUMBER OF THIS LETTERISTE/SITUATIONIST THEORETICAL JOURNAL.

paul robertson — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:15:43 +0000

Paris: Centre de création, 1952

22.8 x 17.9cm, 286pp. Original wrappers with a cover design by Gabriel Pomerand. essnetially the manifesto and theoretical basis for all Letteriste and Situationist cinema. Texts include "Esthétique du cinéma" by Isidore Isou, "Cinéma nucléaire" by Marc'O, "Hurlements en faveur de Sade" by G. E. (Guy) Debord, "Tambours du jugement premier" by Dufrêne, "La légende cruelle" by Gabriel Pomerand, "L'Anticoncept" by Wolman and shorter articles by Y. du Luart, Serge Berna, Poucette, Monique Geoffroy.The plates show portraits of Isou, Poucette, Pomerand, Wolman, Berna, Y. du Luart, M. Geoffroy. Berréby and the famous first published image of Debord looking louche.

The front is heavily faded and there is wear to edges and spine with minor tears. Internally pages are browned (as always). Pages 120 to 122 have a closed tear with no paper loss. Back cover is mostly very good. Priced to reflect these imperfections. Rare and important.

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FRONT DE LA JEUNESSE NR 1. 1950. FIRST EVER LETTRISTE PUBLICATION & A KEY THEORETICAL TRACT. HALF NORMAL PRICE.

paul robertson — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:12:53 +0000

N.p. (Paris): Sans lieu, n.d. (1950)] Softcover First Edition Sans lieu, (1950) 4 pages,
22.9 x 25.5cm, 4pp. The single number of this first ever political publication of the Lettristes edited by Maurice Lemaître and en editorial board of J.L. Brau, Maurice Lemaître, G. Pomerand, G J Wolman and texts and contributions by Isidore Isou, Jean-Louis Brau, and Gil J Wolman.
The importance of this publication cannot be over-stated - not only the introduction of Isou and others into the political diatribe but also regarded as the first major theoretical paper to stress the role of young people in revolution and change.
This is not in great condition (see photographs) there are closed tears, folds, edge damage and the paper is browned and stained throughout - and we have priced it at half the normal value (usually 1500 uk pounds). However all the texts are clear and unaffected by the wear and tear. Very rare in any condition.

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SCHREIJFTAAL III (WRITTEN LANGUAGE III). 1974. THE THIRTY-FOURTH KWADRAAT-BLAD.

paul robertson — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:14:13 +0000

Hilversum: Hilversum Jong & Co, n.d (1974)

25 x 25cm, 18 double sided sheets (some 4pp) plus original wrappers plus two additional sheets about the editor and the designer. The thirty-fourth of the Kwadraat-Bladen books produced by Pieter Brattinga for Hilversum Jong & Co as a way to promote their high-end printing business. The book contains a selection of poems reproduced in each poet's own facsimile holograph. Chosen by Simon VInkennoog the poets include Gerrit Achterberg, C. Buddingh, Jules A. Deelder, Kurt Schippers, J. Slauerhoff, Paul van Ostaven, Th. Sontrop, Willem van Toorn, John Esam, D.R. Hazelton, Jack Micheline, Pete Stevens, Alexander Trocchi, Ed Visitacion, Jean Claude Bailly, Gabriel Pomerand, Oliven Sten, Helmut Heissenbuttel, Two sheets slightly browned along top edge else VG+. Very scarce.

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NOUVELLES HYPERGRAPHIES. 1966.

paul robertson — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:33:26 +0000

Paris: Rodolph Stadler, 1964
13.5 X 10cm single card sheet folded to make 4pp. Annoucement car for the Galerie Stadler in October 1964 which with works by Isidore Isou, Michel Tapie, Dorival, and Maurice Lemaitre and a collective announcement by Brau, Dufrene, and Wolman. VG.

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SAINT GHETTO DES PRETS. GRIMOIRE. 1950.

paul robertson — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:28:01 +0000

Paris: O.L.B., 1950
23 x 29.5cm. 128pp. 47 full-page pictographic images by the author-artist. Original wrappers with a pictorial design in black and red (also) by Pomerand. First edition. Arguably, the most completely realized Lettriste bookwork of the group's initial decade. A rueful and revelatory meditation upon the demise of the Bohemian character of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. The illustrations by Pomerand represent the proto-standard for which all future hypergraphie would be measured. Pomerand met Isidore Isou in 1945, and subsequently engaged in Lettrist performances, created various sound-based experiments (polyphonie ciselante), and literally invented the aforementioned hypergraphie form. Edition unspecified (though, undoubtedly small - c. 400 + 40 du-tete). A very good+ copy (although with a dedication by a Jacques B to a friend on the end paper and some brown spotting on many pages) of this quite exquisite Grimoire (a la Mallarme's greatÂ work). Rare.

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INTRODUCTION AU LETTRISME ET A L’HYPERGRAPHIE 1944/1988. 1988.

paul robertson — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:10:03 +0000

Paris: Galerie C. le Chanjour, 1988
30 x 21cm, 22pp plus wrappers and pictorial dust jacket. Exhibition catalogue of a group show of works by Sabatier, Isou, Lemaitre, Pomerand, Satie and others. Eighteen works illustrated b/w and one in colour. One of 1,000 printed. DJ a bit worn but otherwise very good.

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