Published by Paris, 1960
Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.
59, (1)pp. Prof. illus. (1 tipped-in color by Carl-Otto Hultèn). Cover by Camille Bryen. 4to. Wraps. The influential and imaginative international review focused primarily on new aspects of abstract painting, and on postwar Surrealism. In the early Fifties, members of the avant-garde who had been dispersed to escape the war were beginning to regroup as an international network. 'Phases' attempted to cover the contemporary scene with contributions from diverse countries. This issue with texts by Edouard Jaguer, Julio Llinas, Roland Giguère, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Jean-Clarence Lambert, Jean Thiercelain, Elie-Charles Flamand, J.-P. Duprey, Alain Jouffroy, J. Lecomblez, Farfa, André-Poujet, Christian Baugey, Raoul Hausmann, Ilmar Laaban, C.G. Reuterswärd, Claude Viseux.
Softcover Série 2: Nos. 5. Original illustrated wrappers , 4to. Richly illustrated art magazine directed by Edouard Jaguer. Contribs.: Bullock, Kral, Jablonski, a.o. Cover design by Enrico Baj. Chirography by Wilfrid Apellbaum a.o. 'Nouveau Jeu de Dominos'by Guy Ducornet & Rikki. 120 pp. Richly illustrated bl/wh and colour.