Les Invendables. Quarante Oeuvres Invendables de Man Ray.

4to. (280 x 230 mm). [3 uncut quartered sheets: 12 leaves]. Half-title, title with monochrome lithograph of a 1914 Man Ray self-portrait as frontispiece verso, leaf with introductory text by Man Ray and reproductions of original works by Man Ray including four further monochrome lithographs and six tipped-in illustrations in colour, final leaf with justification and achevé d'imprimer.Original collage by Man Ray of an original signed and numbered photograph tipped onto sandpaper, 6 tipped-in colour images and 3 monochrome images. Loose as issued in original publisher's printed thick paper wrappers with flaps, colour titles to front cover. A presentation copy of the deluxe issue of Man Ray's catalogue with the original signed collage. From the edition limited to 500 copies, with this one of 50 on 'beau papier' (a smooth laid paper) signed and numbered by Man Ray to the justification; also included inserted loose is the original collage signed and numbered from the edition of 50 in black ink. Man Ray's presentation is in pencil to the half-title: 'au Dr. Marcel Zara / bien cordialement / Man Ray'. Man Ray's original collage features an original monochrome photograph (138 x 100 mm) with a small stamp at lower left mounted to a sheet of fine sandpaper (239 x 178 mm); the photograph is signed by Man Ray at lower right in black ink and the stamp is numbered, also in black ink, from the edition of 50 copies. 'LES INVENDABLES. Pourquoi? Car c'est le nom qui est à vendre. San la signature le tableau ne vaut rien. Il faut prendre l'un et l'autre . Il y a ceux qui retournent le tableau pour voir si c'est de la bonne toile de lin fin . Le peintre tient son bâton à poils comme le barbier son blaireau, le musicien son archet, le soldat sa mitraillette, c;est ainsi qu'ils tiennent leur sexe pour faire pipi ou pour faire l'amour . La vérité? Il n'y a plus subversif que la vérité . Man Ray'. (Man Ray's introductory text).