Paris

Tristan TZARA & Hans ARP
& Francis PICABIA
Lampisteries précédées des Sept manifestes Dada
Jean-Jacques Pauvert| Paris 1963| 15.5 x 21 cm| loose leaves with chemise and slipcase
First collective edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper, the tirage de tête.
A nice copy.
Illustrated with drawings by Francis Picabia.
This copy is complete with the original engraving by Jean Arp on an original collage signed by the artist.

Le Con d'Irène [Irene's cunt]

René Bonnel | Paris 1928 | 19.5 x 24.5 cm | loose leaves with chemise and slipcase

First edition published anonymously and secretly, one of 140 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, only print after 1 China and 9 Japan.
Signs of wear and small tears on the slipcase.
Blank spine lightly faded, endpapers partially discolored, otherwise beautiful copy.
Rare preserved publisher's chemise and slipcase, signs of wear and small tears on the slipcase. All presented in a half red morocco box, pink paper boards, pink paper doublures, box signed by Thomas Boichot.
Illustrated with 5 original...

Les Statues magiques de Maria First edition, one of 350 copies on coated paper, only print after 31 copies on Arches paper.
Small marginal tears on the covers.
Foreword by André Breton and Michel Tapié, iconography.
Rare copy of this catalogue presenting the works of the famous Brazilian artist Maria Martins, Marcel Duchamp's muse and mistress.

Exposition des œuvres de Georges de Feure First edition of Georges de Feure's catalogue of works at the Galerie d'Art Nouveau in Paris in 1903.
Very nice copy.
Rare illustrated catalogue printed on vergé paper, with an original lithograph by Georges de Feure on its fragile parchment-effect covers.
We join an invitation card to visit or purchase the works of Georges de Feure at the Galerie d'Art Nouveau Bing.

St-Cinéma des Prés No1 to No 3, complete setComplete first edition of this periodical, in 3 issues, about Avant-Garde cinema, fantasy, adventure and animated motion pictures. Very small marginal tears on the covers.
Each issue is illustrated with photographs and drawings, notably by Jean Boullet on the first issue cover. Contributions by Boris Vian, Jean Boullet, Jean Cocteau, Robert Benayoun, Lise Deharme, Kenneth Anger, Walt Disney, Cecil B. de Mille, Henri de Montherlant, Gaston Criel, Alfred Hitchcock, Adonis Kyrou...

Maison Raymond Templier's Catalogue Rare first edition of this catalogue printed on thick paper, presenting Raymond Templier's jewellery creations.
Very nice copy.
Original illustrated cover by Cassandre.
Advertising text in free verse by Blaise Cendrars: “Qu'est-ce qu'un bijou moderne ? (“What is a modern jewel ?”)

Les Synchromistes Morgan Russell
et S. Macdonald-Wright Rare first edition of this catalogue of the exhibition held at the Galerie Bernheim-jeune from October 27 to November 8, 1913.
Very nice copy, complete of its leaflet entitled “Introduction supplémentaire” signed by Morgan Russell and Stanton Macdonald-Wright.
This catalogue presents the works of American artists Morgan Russell et Stanton Macdonald-Wright, founders of “Synchromism”, a provocative style of abstract painting.

Salon de “La Section d'or” catalogueRare first edition of this catalogue by the “Section d'or”, a collective of artists who received strong support from Guillaume Apollinaire, and would later be known as “Cubists”.
Very nice copy.
Foreword by René Blum.
Catalogue presenting the works of Auguste Agero, Alexandre Archipenko, Honoré Auclair, Marcel Duchamp, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Pierre Dumont, Démétrius Galanis, Albert Gleizes, Juan Gris, Réna Hassenberg, Marie Laurencin, Alcide Le Beau, Fernand Léger, Sonia Lewiska, André Lhote, Jean-Hippolyte Marchand, Louis Marcoussis, André...

VVV. Poetry, Plastic Arts, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology n°1, n°2-3 & n°4, complete setComplete first edition of this periodical written by French surrealists during their exile in New York. Complete set of four issues in three volumes.
Very small marginal tears on the three volume covers and on the leaves of the fourth issue.
Complete fourth issue with the engraved plate in relief by Marcel Duchamp, entitled “Allégorie de genre”.
Covers by Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp (Nos. 2&3) and Roberto Matta (No. 4).
Contributions by André Breton, William Carlos...

Dada Leaflet – Soirée Dada à la Galerie Montaigne le vendredi 10 juin 1921 First edition of this rare flyer invitation to a “Dada Soirée” held at the Galerie Montaigne on June 10, 1921.
Two small traces of folding and a small tear to head.
Rare invitation to an evening organized by Tristan Tzara above the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées as part of the “Salon Dada” of June 1921. Tzara performed his provocative play Le Cœur à Gaz and presented dadaist visual art works along with all the major dada protagonists, except for Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia who had already broken away from the movement.
With...

Les Ballets suédois (Season's Program) [Swedish Ballets]
Rare first edition of the “Ballets suédois” 1923 season's program.
Nice copy despite some small marginal tears on the covers.

Illustrated cover by Fernand Léger and colored illustrations by Valentine Hugo, Fernand Léger, Hélène de Perdriat, Nils de Dardel.

Texts by Blaise Cendrars, Paul Claudel, Maurice Raynal.

La Danse. Ballets suédois [The Dance. Swedish Ballets]First edition of this special issue on the “Ballets suédois”.
Nice copy despite some small marginal tears on the covers and on the inside of the first cover.
Illustrated cover by Marie Vassilieff and Fernand Léger, illustrations by Picabia, Jean Borlin, Giorgio de Chirico, Touchagues, Foujita.
This issue includes a beautiful layout by Francis Picabia for his “instantaneist” ballet, entitled “Relâche”, with music composed by Erik Satie, and the movie “Entr'acte” by René Clair.
We join the illustrated invitation card by Marie...

First edition of this leaflet announcing the first public event organized for the "Season Dada 1921".
Some very slight discolorations without serious creases.
Very nice copy of a great freshness and having preserved its fragile green color.
Precious flyer dada of the visit of the church St-Julien-le-Pauvre, realized within the framework of a series of excursions and visits through Paris, in places voluntarily derisory. Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes served as a guide, improvising readings in front of a column or sculpture of articles taken at random from a big Larousse dictionary. The visit, which took place in the rain, counted only about fifty participants and was considered a...

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on vergé Lafuma Navarre and re-imposed in Tellière quarto format, the tirage de tête.
A nice copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 86 numbered copies on vélin pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Spine slightly faded, nice copy very sought-after.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête.
A nice copy, exceedingly rare on this paper.

First Edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper, leading print after 10 Japan.
A small lack in foot of back, back and flat slightly and marginally insolated as generally, partially shaded guards.

First edition on current paper.
Pleasant full copy of his illustrated jacket.
Autograph signed by Alain Robbe-Grillet to his friend Georges Raillard.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back very slightly insolated.
Autograph dedication signed by Nathalie Sarraute to her friend Georges Raillard.

First edition on current paper.
A small spot in the center of the first board.
Autograph signed by Claude Simon to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

First edition on current paper.
Two traces of creases in the margins of the boards.
Autograph signed by Claude Simon to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

First edition on current paper.
Small light spots without gravity on the boards.
Autograph signed by Claude Simon to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Back and marginally insolated boards, some light spots on the back.
Signed autograph of Jacques Derrida to Anne Sarraute.

First edition of this catalog of exhibition devoted to Mayakovsky presented and realized by the National Center of contemporary art with the assistance of the association France-USSR.
Iconography.
Some traces of angular folds on the boards, pleasant interior state.
Handwritten thought of one of the curators of the exhibition, Pontus Hulten, at the head of the first board: "The revolutionary poet is a man who participates in everyday life and the building of socialism." Let's follow the example of Mayakovsky. Pontus Hulten. Nov. 18, 75 ".

Second edition.
Braid binding in full percaline midnight blue, smooth back decorated with a floral golden pattern, date, place and double golden net tail, title label of brown shagreen, blankets preserved.
Some small foxing.
Illustrated book of a frontispiece, a vignette and a facsimile.

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Michel Butor to his friend Georges Raillard on a tribute book printed by the author.

émile GOUDEAU
& Pierre VIDAL
Paris qui consomme
Chamerot et Renouard
(imprimé pour Henri Beraldi)| Paris 1893 | 19 x 27.5 cm| full morocco with slipcase
Edition with 51 original color compositions by Pierre Vidal, one of the 138 numbered copies on Vosges vellum.
Bound in full chocolate brown morocco, spine in four compartments, speckled endpapers, chocolate brown morocco framing on the pastedowns, all edges gilt, slipcase lined with chocolate brown morocco, wood-look paper boards, superb binding by René Aussourd.
Very beautiful copy perfectly set in full morocco by René Aussourd.

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Illustrated book of drawings by Pierre Alechinsky.
Signed autograph of Hélène Cixous to Georges (Raillard) enriched with an original drawing in pencil of paper signed by Pierre Alechinsky representing one of its characteristics characters.

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Illustrated book of reproductions of works by Karel Appel.
Autograph signed by André Verdet Anne Sarraute.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
first board marginally insolated as often.
Signed autograph of Jean-François Lyotard to his friend Georges Raillard.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Back slightly insolated.
Signed autograph of Jean-François Lyotard to his friend Georges Raillard.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Beautiful full copy of his trailer: "The false death of Hadriana Siloé in her wedding dress".
Signed autograph dedication from René Depestre to Georges Raillard and his wife Alice: "... who are welcome in the adventure of this young French girl, in the surreal Caribbean of the feast and the dream ..."
Our copy is enriched with a butterfly Gallimard editions on which René Depestre has registered the Paris address of Georges and Alice Raillard with the intention of autograph dedication of the author them this book.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Small spots on the boards, wrinkled back and slightly insolated.
Signed autograph of Jean d'Ormesson Hervé Bazin: "... in particular tribute."

First edition.
Full copy of his illustrated jacket that includes a marginal tear and traces of creases on the first plate, nice interior state.
Illustrated book of 90 black and color photographs by Jean-Jacques Languepin, Marchel Ichac and Jacques Masson.
Autograph dedication dated and signed Paul-Emile Victor to Madame Janvier.

Voyage autour du monde principalement à la Californie et aux îles Sandwich, pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 [A Voyage to California, the Sandwich Islands & Around the World]
Chez Arthus Bertrand & Chez D. Lemarchand | Paris & Saint-Servan 1834-1835 | 13,5 x 20,5 cm | contemporary sheep
Rare first edition illustrated with 4 lithographed views from the author's drawings, of which two are frontispieces, representing Monterey in California, the San Luis Rey de Francia mission, the Russian establishment, the Bodega, on the New Albion coast and the Anaroura valley port on the island of Waho [Oahu], which today is the port of Honolulu. This edition also contains 5 tables, one...

New edition in paperback format.
Nice copy.
Autograph signed by Henri Meschonnic Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

First edition on current paper.
Pleasant copy despite the back slightly thinned and faded without gravity.
Contributions by Romain fineus, Curnonsky, Leo Xanrof, José de Bérys, Gaston Derys ...
Illustrated book of 120 drawings by Joseph Hémard.
Signed autograph of Joseph Hémard to Gilbert-Claude Crutel.

First edition, one of 100 copies numbered on pure cloth Lana, only leading copies.
Pleasant copy despite two small tears in the back of the head.
Illustrated cover of a drawing by Joan Miro.
Complete book, frontispiece, of his original lithograph in colors of Jacques Villon he signed in pencil .
Literary contributions by Antonin Artaud, Gaston Chaissac, Jean Cocteau, Robert Desnos, Georges Hugnet, Marie Laurencin, Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Jacques Prévert, Tristan Tzara ...
Pictorial contributions by Jean Cocteau, Hans Hartung, Félix Labisse, Pierre Soulages, Francis Picabia, Max Ernst ...

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Illustrated book of drawings by Pierre Alechinsky.
Signed autograph of Hélène Cixous to Georges (Raillard) enriched with an original drawing in pencil of paper signed by Pierre Alechinsky representing one of its characteristics characters.

Handwritten letter signed by Charles Baudelaire to Poulet-Malassis relating to his never-ending proofreading of Fleurs du Mal
Exceptional handwritten letter signed by Baudelaire relating to his never-ending proofreading, addresses to the publisher of Fleurs du Mal, Poulet-Malassis, 30 March 1857 – two months before the work was published.
Baudelaire anxiously oversees the printing of the first leaves and insults his publisher concerning the proofreading, which Poulet-Malassis insistently and diplomatically demands.
On 30 December 1856, Baudelaire...