Published by Georges Fall, Paris, 1975
Seller: LIBRAIRIE PIMLICO, MELUN, France
First Edition
Couverture rigide. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. In-4° broché, 30 pages - couverture contrepliée - 4 eaux fortes hors texte dont le frontispice.
Published by Georges Fall, Paris, 1975
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: vg. Limited First edition. 1/150. Folio (15 1/2 x 11 3/4"). 30, [6] loose pages, as issued. Original printed wrappers, with blue and black lettering to front cover. Portfolio housed in a red cloth chemise, with blue lettering to spine. Chemise housed in its matching burgundy cloth slipcase. Hand-signed etched frontispiece. Accompanying a text by Arturo Schwarz, this portfolio contains four striking color etchings (including frontispiece) by André Masson, one of the pioneers of Surrealism. Each etching is tissue-guarded, and hand-signed by the artist in pencil at lower right margin. One of 150 numbered copy on Vélin d'Arches paper, of which this copy is. unnumbered! Text in French. Slipcase, chemise, wrappers and interior in overall very good condition. Arturo Schwarz (born in 1924) is an Italian scholar, art historian, poet, writer, lecturer, art consultant and curator of international art exhibitions. He lives in Milan, where he has amassed a large collection of Dada and Surrealist art, including many works by personal friends such as Marcel Duchamp, André Breton, Man Ray, and Jean Arp.
Emboîtage. Condition: . In 4 en feuilles sous couverture et emboitage rouge. Avec 4 eaux-fortes originales de André Masson, chacune signée par l'artiste. Tirage à 150 exemplaires, tous sur vélin Arches. Pales rousseurs sur la couverture sinon bel exemplaire.