ART [Surrealism]

Carra, Massimo [with Patrick Waldberg and Ewald Rathke] Historical Foreword by Caroline Tisdall

(Book #ID 113391)

Published by Thames and Hudson, 30 Bloomsbury Street, London 1971. 1971.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 216 pp with 233 plates, 8 in colour. Rubbing to the spine ends and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Colquhoun, Ithell [Margaret Ithell Colquhoun (October 1906 - 11 April 1988) was a British painter, occultist, poet and author. Stylistically her artwork was affiliated with surrealism. In the late 1930s, Colquhoun was part of the British Surrealist Group before being expelled because she refused to renounce her association with occult groups].

(Book #ID 113359)

Published by Ore Publications 7 The Towers, Stevenage, Hertfordshire First Edition 1973. 1973.

First edition in publisher's original wire stitched illustrated white card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 5¾''. A short poetry book inspired by the Tree of Life in 1973, (and Osmazone published in 1983), being an anthology of prose poems, many from much earlier in her life. Contains 20 pp + covers with 8 full-page monochrome illustrations throughout. Small bump to the fore edge, else in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Colquhoun, Ithell [Margaret Ithell Colquhoun (October 1906 - 11 April 1988) was a British painter, occultist, poet and author. Stylistically her artwork was affiliated with surrealism. In the late 1930s, Colquhoun was part of the British Surrealist Group before being expelled because she refused to renounce her association with occult groups].

(Book #ID 113358)

Published by Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., 11 Motcomb Street, London 1977. 1977.

Publisher's original wire stitched black and white illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Contains portrait frontispiece, 16 pp catalogue listings with details to each. Loosely inserted hand written letter in black biro, signed and dated (November 1982) from Ithell Colquhoun's private residence in Penzance ''Dear (name withheld) Thank you for your appreciative letter of November 10. I believe the picture of mine you have dates from the 1940's when I was at the address you mention. In an exhibition I had at Gallery 20 d'Artlay Street, W1 in 1957, the catalogue mentions a title, L'Eau de L'Eau, but this is a typescript it may not be accurate' + 19 further hand written lines, ending 'With all good wishes to your projects SIGNED (unusually for her at this time in her life) in full 'Ithell Colquhoun' ''. + 6 pp listing titled 'Recent Exhibitions' again from her private residence in Stone Cross Cottage, Green Lane, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall beginning with 'Newlyn Art Gallery September - October 1967; Czechoslovakia 1967 - 1968; West Berlin 1968, with her hand written corrections, ending after 5 pp with Palazzo Reale, Milan in 1980 followed by 2 pp hand written places and dates in 'Public Collections'. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Cassou, Jean [Henri Michaux (24 May 1899 - 19 October 1984) was a Belgian-born French poet, writer and painter, he is renowned for his strange, highly original poetry and prose, and also for his art].

(Book #ID 113388)

Published by Ministère d'État | Affaires Culturelles 1965. 1965.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 6¼''. Contains 48 pp French text with monochrome works throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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