COLLECTIF

First edition. of this vorticist periodical, which has had only two issues published.
Full marbled paper Bradel binding, spine with gilt title and date, covers preserved. Spine slightly faded and some tears to joints, a few spots to edges.
Rare.

Hémisphères. Revue franco-américaine de poésie. A complete set from n°1 to n°6First edition of this magazine headed by Ivan Goll, which brought together the French writers and Surrealists then in exile in the US and their American friends.

Numerous contributions from, among others, Saint-John Perse, Roger Caillois, William Carlos Williams, Alain Bosquet, Ivan Goll, André Breton, Aimé Césaire, André Masson, Henry Miller, Kurt Seligmann, Denis de Rougemont, Julien Gracq, Eugène Guillevic, Robert Lebel, and more.
Illustrations by George Barker, André Masson, Wifredo Lam, Yves Tanguy.

A good and rare set despite a small tear to foot of spine of first volume.

A complete set in 6 issues and 5 fascicules (Nos 2 &3 being double) of this important periodical which offered an overview of the Surrealist movement in exile, and which gives an insight on the influence of the contributors on the development of the New York art scene.