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PUBLICITY BROCHURE FOR’ LES AMIS DE 1914′. 1936.

paul robertson — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:15:23 +0000

Paris: les Amis de 1914, 1936

21.5 x 13cm, 8pp self wraps. Announcement brochure for the avant garde journal supported by Andre Salmon, Gino Severini, Jean Cocteau, James Joyce, Rachilde and others mostly of the right wing /patriotic persuasion (an extensive list of supporters is reproduced here). The brochure is mostly notable for a reproduced 3pp text of a speech given by Gabriel Boissy in honour and in the presence of the Futurist Marinetti. Elsewhere there is an announcement of a fundraising ball (as the Friends were losing 500 francs a week according to the notice) and also a salon in honour of Alexandre Guinle with the participation of Paul Valery amongst others and a short festival of Czech cinema. Very good and partially uncut if previously horizontally folded.

LES FEUILLES LIBRES. LETTRES ET ARTS. TREE NUMBERS. 34, 35, 39. 1923 – 1925.

paul robertson — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:41:17 +0000

Paris, (Depositaire: Le Sans Pareil), 1923 - 1925. Three separate issues. Uniformly, 22.5 x 18.5 cm. Pagination varies per. A group of this (very rare) important avant-garde periodical of the twenties to which all the major French avant-garde authors, artists and composers contributed. Directed by Marcel Raval with his editor and secretary Mayr, the periodical was typographically experimental. Throughout the second series of the revue there are numerous hors-texte plates and the occasional musical-score (as an important concern of the journal was contemporary music here with texts by Satie). There are illustrations (including many unpublished drawings) and iterary contributions include Tzara, Cocteau, Artaud, Eluard, Crevel, Jacob, Larbaud, Cendrars, etc. There are some condition flaws here with (as usual all wrappers are a bit browned and grubby and edge worn due to the slightly oversized covers). All internal pages on all are very good and most quite bright. Occasionally a few pages are foxed and browned. However, despite these noted concerns, all numbers of this journal are scarce and sought after. PRICE IS FOR ALL THREE NUMBERS AS A GROUP.

ISIDORE ISOU ENTRETIENS AVEC JEAN COCTEAU. 1989.

paul robertson — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:15:12 +0000

Paris: Galerie Broomhead, 1989 23 x 19cm, 34pp. card covers. Exhibition catalogue of Isou's late paintings relating to his relationship with Cocteau - with twenty reproduced in colours and b/w full page. Biography and very short texts by Broomhead. Very good.