A sequential and substantial run of this important avant garde revue (edited by Paul Dermee and Michel Seuphor) bound together in a single period binding (cloth covered boards with embossed leather label on spine). 27 x 17.5cm, most numbers are unpaginated although most are approximatly 50 - 72pp. and volume 28 is, in fact, numbered 2320 to 2391.

Many important contributions by the major progressive literary figures of the time and there are many texts on important contemporaries such as Poe. Illustrated throughout with colour and b/w plates of architecture and art including many cubist works after Picasso and Leger (for example).

Particularly important here is issue nr 26 which was solely dedicated to the recently deceased figure of Guillaume Apollinaire with reproductions after drawings, watercolors, manuscripts and letters by the poet, seven portraits of him by Pablo Picasso and two by Louis Marcoussis (one of which is an original lithograph printed in red) + other related facsimile documents and photographs. The special number includes the poet's short tale 'La Plante', correspondence and poems (reproduced in facsimile). Other texts by Celine Arnauld, Paul Dermee, Pierre-Albert Birot, Ivan Goll, Francis Picabia, Andre Salmon, Roch Grey, et. al. + letters to Apollinaire by Fernand Divoire, Picabia, et. al.. Alone the special number is a very scarce item but a complete run of 10 numbers is a significant find.

The original wrappers have not been retained within the binding and there is one (easily remedied) condition problem here in that the weight of the approx 750 pages bound together has caused the internal page block to fall and cleanly tear the binding down the marbled endpapers on the front side although the rear endpapers are still attached although only just - as are the laid in and bound in (here) various maps and fold out architectural documents at the back of the 10 volume run. Elsewhere the paper is browned and the odd page is slightly stressed again due to the weight of the internal page block but over all this is a very good+ run with the stated problems well within a paper conservator's or binder's ability to correct.

Price is for all ten numbers including the special number

A very rare period document. Some foxing and browning and the relatively simple binding is worn at the spine.

25 x 16 cm, 14pp plus original wrappers. Exhibition catalogue to posthumously honour surrealist hero and naIf artist Rousseau (1844-1910). Texts by Eluard (Autobiographie d'Henri Rousseau). - Jakovsky (Gentil Rousseau - Fac-simile d'une lettre adressee a Ambroise Vollard and Apollinaire (Souvenir du douanier)). One of 125 numbered examples on velin d'Arches ("du tete"). Foxing apparent on cover and some pages else VG.

20 x 14.5 cm. 144pp plus original wrappers. First Czech publication of this translation of Apollonia's novel La femme assise (published posthumously in 1920 in France). This book is also notable for a three colour original cover illustration by Teige and O. Mrkuvicka. Some small tears to the extremities of the cover and at the spine which is frayed both top and bottom and flattened into the front but the colours on the cover are very fresh and clear and internally all is very good although there is a former owner's signature on the half-title page. Priced to reflect this damage.

Exhibition catalogue(s) and facsimile documents relating to the influential dada/proto-surrealist poet. 22 x 32cm, printed card folder content of three 30 x 21cm, booklets - respectively 28pp, 8pp and 12pp plus beige card wraps with screen printed covers.

The booklets are 'GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE 1880-1918 A CELEBRATION 1968', ''COME BACK GUILLAUME, ALL IS FORGIVEN' - ANNIE' and 'APOLLINAIRE PAR DELA LA MANCHE ET L'ATLANTIQUE'.

Additional to the catalogues are a number of additional 'slip-in' documents - nine in all -  reproduced photographs, reprinted early calligrams and a postcard to Apolliniare by Picasso and, a quite scarce item in itself sometime found alone, a 45rpm vinyl disc of Apollinaire reading Le Pont Mirabeau.

Additional to the slip-ins is a facsimile of Valentine Penrose's horoscope of Apollinaire and a list of films commissioned for the exhibition. Near fine with the original adhesive label seal cleanly cut to allow the folder to be opened. Now very scarce especially complete as here.

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.