New York: Ubu Gallery, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Original poster advertising a 1999 exhibition of printed matter of Charles Henri Ford from the period 1929-1969. Poster folded three times for mailing else in fine condition. Measures 22 x 17" wide. More about Original Poster for a 1999 Ubu Gallery Exhibition
San Francisco: Antinarcissus, 1969. First edition. Paperback. 4to. First (and only?) issue of this magazine of surrealist verse and thought. Includes Vigilance, a poem by Breton plus magic: The Flesh and Blood of Poetry, an article by benjamin Peret and much more. 32 pp plus editor notes. A fine copy... More about Antinarcissus; Surrealist Conquest 1
New York: Bodley Gallery, 1961. First edition. Paperback. Exhibition catalog from the 1961 showing of Brauner's works at Bodley Gallery in New York. One of a four part exhibition showcasing the works of Brauner, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte and Matta. Single stiff sheet of card stock, folded once to form... More about Victor Brauner Paintings Encaustics Drawings 1932 - 1959
Paris: Editions de la Revue Fontaine, 1947. First edition. Paperback. Small quarto. Illustrations by Frederick Kiesler. Attractive artist book with text in French by Breton. A lovely fine copy in illustrated wrappers. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A superior copy. More about Ode a Charles Fourier
Paris: Editions Carmen Martinez, 1977. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 187 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Short crease at rear free endpaper. Minor foxing to edges. A clean very good copy in bound decorated wrappers with wide French flaps. INSCRIBED by the artist "Pour Harold Rosenberg / avec bon souvenirs... More about Les Horribles Mouvements De L'Immobilite (Inscribed
New York: Iolas Gallery - Brooks Jackson, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Small paper quarto. Scarce catalog from a 1975 exhibition at Iolas Gallery in Paris and Brooks jackson in New York. Brief texts reprinted by Andre Breton and Edward James. All white covers lightly soiled about the edges. A scarce... More about Leonora Carrington
Torino: Galleria Galatea, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Tall, stiff bound wrappers. An unpaginated catalog from a 1971 exhibition of Cornell's works in Torino, Italy. Text in Italian by Luigi Carluccio. Two color and ten full-page black and white plates. Bookplate of Elaine Graham Weitzen afixed to the title page, else... More about Joseph Cornell Galleria Galatea
Paris: J. J. Pauvert Editeur, 1963. First edition thus. Paperback. Thick padded paperbound quarto in slipcase. Brief quote by Alfred Jarry else no text other than chapter headings. Unpaginated volume of black and white illustrations by Ernst all printed on rectos only. Book comes in a thick clear plastic dustwrapper... More about Une semaine de bonte; ou Les Sept Elements Capitaux Roman
New York: View Editions, 1945. First edition. Paperback. Tall slender stapled volume. With typography by Parker Tyler. Cover drawing by Yves Tanguy. One of five hundred copies (although this one is unnumbered) SIGNED by Ford on the title page. This copy suffers somewhat from some light moisture soiling along the... More about Poems for Painters (Duchamp, Fini, Frances, Tanguy, Tchelitchew
New York: View, 1946. First edition. Paperback. The May 1946 issue of this magazine devoted to all things Surrealism. Edited by Ford and assisted by Parker Tyler, John Myers, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Marcel Duchamp and others. A good to very good copy in tall side-stapled wrappers. Typical light soiling... More about View (Magazine) May 1946 Issue
New York: View, 1946. First edition. Paperback. Special double issue of Charles Henri Ford's magazine devoted to surrealism. This issue devoted to Paris and French surrealism with contributions by Lionel Abel, Maurice Blanchard, Henri Michaux and others. 52 pp. Offsetiing to tp of front cover, else a very good example... More about View Paris Volume VI, Nos. 2-3 March-April, 1946
New York: View, 1946. First edition. Paperback. The January 1946 issue of this magazine of surrealist art and writings. Edited by Ford with assistance by Parker Tyler, Paul Bowles, Philip Lamantia, Harold Rosenberg, Aaron Copland and Marcel Duchamp among others. This issue notable for the inclusion of The Circular Ruins... More about View (Magazine) Series V, No. 6 January 1946 Issue
New York: View, 1943. First edition. Paperback. Art magazine edited by Charles Henri Ford. Devoted to surrealism. Contributions by Philip Lamantia, Paul Bowles, Man Ray, Parker Tyler and others. A very good copy in tall stapled wrappers. Mild spotting in a couple of places to covers and some general light... More about View Series III No. 3
New York: View, 1941. First Edition. Paperback. Early issue in glossy newspaper format of this magazine devoted to surrealism. Contributions by Calas, Norman McCaig, Saburoh Kuroda, Kurt Seligmann, Thomas Merton and more. Fine, seemingly unread copy. A gorgeous unfolded copy of a scarce early issue. More about View Volume I, No. 6
New York: View, 1945. First edition. Paperback. The November 1945 issue of this prominent magazine on Surrealism edited by Charles Henri Ford. Cover art by Leon Kelley. Managing editor is John Myers and contributing editors include Paul Bowles, Philip Lamantia, Paul Goodman, Robert Melville and more. Aaron Copland and Marcel... More about View (Magazine) Series V No. 4 November 1945 Issue
New York: View, 1945. First edition. Paperback. The May 1945 issue of this prominent magazine on Surrealism edited by Charles Henri Ford. Cover art by Wilfredo Lam. Managing editor is John Myers and contributing editors include Paul Bowles, Philip Lamantia, Paul Goodman, Robert Melville and more. Aaron Copland and Marcel... More about View (Magazine) Series V No. 2 May 1945 Issue
New York: View, 1946. First edition. Paperback. The December 1946 issue of this magazine of surrealist art and writings. Edited by Ford with assistance by Parker Tyler, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland and Marcel Duchamp among others. This issue's focus is on Surrealism in Belgium. Cover art by Rene Magritte. A.... More about View (Magazine) Surrealism In Belgium December 1946 Issue
New York: View, 1945. First edition. Paperback. The October 1945 issue of this prominent magazine on Surrealism edited by Charles Henri Ford. Cover art by Morris Hirschfeld. Managing editor is John Myers and contributing editors include Paul Bowles, Philip Lamantia, Paul Goodman, Robert Melville and more. Aaron Copland and Marcel... More about View (Magazine) Series V No. 3 October 1945 Issue
Venice, CA: The Lapis Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo. A book of essays by these five surrealist poets on the art movement of surrealism. Introduction by Hulten. A very good copy in illustrated boards. No dustwrapper, cas issued. 220 pp. More about Surrealists Look At Art; Eluard / Aragon / Soupault / Breton / Tzara
New York: Atlantis (Harry Abrams), 1997. First edition. Cloth. Quarto. 157 pp. Illustrated in color and b/w. With essays by Baum, Castleman and Rainwater. A near fine clothbound book with short remainder mark to lower edge in very good unclipped dustwrapper. Please note: this is a large and heavy volume... More about Surrealist Prints
New York: H. Bittner and Company, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound quarto. Artist monograph on this surrealist painter focused on his drawings. Edited and with text by Lincoln Kirstein. Includes 48 black and white plates. Covers soiled a bit about the edges of the cloth covers and with a bit... More about Pavel Tchelitchew Drawings (Signed by the Artist
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1969. Second Printing. Hardcover. Second printing of this scholarly book on the study of surrealism's impact on the novel. Very good in very good clipped dustwrapper. This was once poet Ted Joans' copy who has nicely INSCRIBED the book to a friend and placed... More about Surrealism and the Novel
New York: Films International of New York, 1947. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. The classic illustrated film brochure for Hans Richter's surrealist experimental film. Cover collage by Max Ernst. With a stellar cast of contributors including Marcel Duchamp, Fernand Leger, Man Ray and many other surrealist luminaries. A clean near fine... More about Dreams That Money Can Buy
New York: Di Donna, 2015. First edition. Cloth. Suede cloth quarto. 100 numbered pages plus a large suite of pages at rear of book with descriptions and pictures of pieces in this substantial exhibition. A fine copy. Issued without dustwrapper. More about Fields of Dream The Surrealist Landscape
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002. First edition. Cloth. Wide quarto. 349 pp. Essays by David Lomas, Vincent Gille, Hal Foster and others. Published to accompany a major transatlantic exhibition, this catalogue explores the concept of desire in surrealist art in both word and image. Near fine condition in near fine... More about Surrealism Desire Unbound
