28 x 23cm, 234pp plus card covers. Auction catalogue for the collection of Marie-Puck Broodthaers which contains details and colour images of around 120 items (some unique) by her father as well as other items by Marina Abramovic, Daniel Buren, Marcel Broodthaers, Marie-puck Broodthaers, James Lee Byars, Robert Desnos, Marcel Duchamp, Fernand Leger, Yves Klein, Arthur Kopcke, Wolfgang Laib, Rene Magritte, and Dieter Roth. Very useful reference. VG+.

DOCUMENTS. ARCHEOLOGIE BEAUX-ARTS ETHNOGRAPHIE VARIETIE.  Anne 2eme Nr 4

Paris: Documents, septembre 1929.

27 x 22 cm, 236pp. Original wrappers. A single early number of this archeological, ethnographic and arts magazine which has articles by E. Nordenskild (on Seurat), C.T. Seltman in archaic sculptures in the Cyclades, a general article by George Bataille on the human figure (which interestingly for the author of the Story of the Eye has a section discussing the horror (which Bataille perceives) of the human eye along with an eye bulging illustration of Joan Crawford's popping globes and C. Einstein on the Gravures d'Hercule Seghers and an early, if far from extensive (2pp) article by Michel Leiris (written during his surrealist period) on Alberto Giacometti. Illustrations (eighty-one of them) throughout in b/w including Salvador Dali, Giocometti (four sculptural works printed fullsheet hors texte), Picasso, Seghers and others including many images of black citizens of the USA and native africans. Fine example of a pretty scarce document.

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DOCUMENTS. ARCHEOLOGIE BEAUX-ARTS ETHNOGRAPHIE VARIETIE. HOMAGE A PICASSO. Anne 2eme Nr 3<br />Paris: Documents, 1930.

27 x 22 cm, 184pp. Original wrappers. A single number of this<br />archeological, ethnographic and arts magazine. This is a special issue<br />dedicated to the life and work of Picasso which has articles by Jacques Baron, Georges Bataille, Marcel Griaule, Marcel Jouhandeau, Robert Desnos, Edouard Kasyade, Carl Einstein, Michel Leiris, Camille Mauclair, Marcel Mauss, Geoges Monnet, Leon-Pierre Quint, Jacques Prevert, Charles-Henri Puech, le Dr Reber, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georges-Henri Riviere, Andre Schaeffner and Roger Vitrac. Illustrations throughout. A very good + example of a pretty scarce revue .

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DOCUMENTS. ARCHEOLOGIE BEAUX-ARTS ETHNOGRAPHIE VARIETIE. Anne 2eme Nr 4

Paris: Documents, 1930.<br />27 x 22 cm, 184pp. Original wrappers. A single number of this archeological, ethnographic and arts magazine. This number has articles by Georges Bataille on human sacrifices (a constant fascination of the poet), Marcel Griaule, Robert Desnos (Les Pieds Nickeles), Carl Einstein on Leger, Michel Leiris, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georgette Camille, Dr Pudelko, Marie Elbe, Henry-Charles Puech and Leo Frobenius. Illustrations throughout. A very good + example of a pretty scarce revue.

PRICE IS FOR ALL THREE NUMBERS TOGETHER BUT WE MAY BE WILLING TO SPLIT THIS GROUP - DO ENQUIRE.

26.8 x 21cm. 4pp. Black on white. First edition of this open letter condemning the bourgeois appropriation of Rimbaud on the occasion of an unveiling of a monument to the gunrunner, pimp and poet. Signed in print by Aragon, Arp, Baron, Breton, Desnos, Duhamel, Eluard, Ernst, Leiris, Masson, Naville, Nouge, Peret, Prevert, Queneau, Tanguy and Unik amongst others. Slightly browned otherwise very good. Scarce early tract.