Works by Gilbert-Lecomte, Roger (1907-1943)

Catalogue de la première exposition du groupe "Le Grand Jeu"

Very rare first edition of the catalogue for the inaugural exhibition of the "Le Grand Jeu" group, held from 8 to 22 June 1929.
Texts by Roger Gilbert-Lecomte and René Daumal.
A very fine and rare copy illustrated with two reproductions of works by Joseph Sima.

€3,000

"Documents [...] was made into a laboratory, a genesis, a crucible, a rebellion, a ‘madness,’ in short, an avant-garde..." (Jean Jamin)

Collection complète en 15 numéros de la revue DOCUMENTS

Georges BATAILLE, Pablo PICASSO

DOCUMENTS. Doctrines, archéologie, beaux-arts, ethnographie

Complete collection of the Surrealist magazine "Documents"

Documents|Paris 1929-1930 (nº 1 à 7, avril 1929 - décembre 1929 ; nº 1 à 8, [janvier] 1930- [octobre] 1930)|22 x 27.50 cm|15 volumes brochés sous coffret

First edition, 15 issues in 15 separate installments, abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs. Complete with the special issue "Hommage à Picasso" (No. 3, 1930) and the index for the year 1929, published as a separate 8-page stapled booklet.

Presented in a custom slipcase with a flat spine in blue morocco, title stamped in palladium and spine framed in palladium, decorative blue paper boards, sky-blue suede doublures; a handsome ensemble signed Boichot.

Some spines slightly faded not affecting the text, occasional minor foxing along the margins of certain covers.

Complete series of this legendary and non-conformist magazine founded by Georges Bataille, which gave voice to "fields of art and knowledge unrecognized by official culture or considered controversial: popular literature, jazz, cabaret, advertising, everyday life" (Annie Pirabot), along with so-called primitive art and objects.

€10,000