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Dubuffet, Jean [Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (31 July 1901 - 12 May 1985) was a French painter and sculptor of the Ecole de Paris. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so-called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favour of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making].

(Book #ID 113433)

Published by The Arts Council, The Tate Gallery, London First Edition 1966. 1966.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 4to. 9'' x 8¼''. Contains 63 pp with plates in colour and monochrome throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Alexandrian, Sarane [André Robert Breton (19 February 1896 - 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism].

(Book #ID 113417)

Published Paris, Seuil | Collection Ecrivains de toujours N° 90 | 1971. 1971.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains 192 pp French text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Nadeau, Maurice [Translated from the French by Richard Howard] Introduction by Roger Shattuck

(Book #ID 113350)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First UK Edition 1968. 1968.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original purple cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, top edge dyed black. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains frontispiece portraits of 20 Surrealists group in 1934, 351 pp. Small ink name dated 1969 to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the edges and ends, not price clipped, 42s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Wols, Otto [Jean-Paul Sartre, Henri-Pierre Roché, Werner Haftmann] Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (27 May 1913 - 1 September 1951), a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognised in his lifetime, he is considered a pioneer of lyrical abstraction, one of the most influential artists of the Tachisme movement.

(Book #ID 113451)

Published by Delpire éditeur Paris First Edition 1963. 1963.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter black cloth, colour illustrated glazed white paper covered boards, blocked and lettered white back. Folio. 13'' x 12''. Wol's artistic work was created exclusively in France, where he had emigrated in 1932. Inspired by Surrealism and the Bauhaus masters and without professional training, after a short period as a photographer, he first created surrealist and later informal drawings and paintings. In particular, the oil works of his later phase influenced French and German painters of the Art Informel. Jean-Paul Sartre and other French writers appreciated him as a book illustrator. Contains 79 pp French text with among other things, 12 black framed and mounted watercolours reproduced on removable pages, 15 monochrome drawings between each removable colour plate, 3 photographs to the text section, two extra white framed mounted cards stored within a triangular canvas pocket inside the rear cover. Lightly repaired fraying of the cloth to the spine edges, contents in Fine condition, no slip case. Heavy volume weighing 2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Klee, Paul [Paul Klee (18 December 1879 - 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism]. Introduction by Felix Klee

(Book #ID 113443)

Published by Fischer Fine Art Limited, 30 King Street, St. James's London 1979. 1979.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 4to. 10'' x 8¼''. Contains 20 pp + covers with plates in colour and monochrome throughout. Sun fading around the spine, else in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale [Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 - 25 December 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona, André Breton, the leader of the Surrealists, called him 'the most surreal of us all'].

(Book #ID 113407)

Published by Tate Modern, London 2011. 2011.

Publisher's original wire stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 6'' x 4''. Contains 24 pp with colour works over 13 rooms throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Richter, Hans [1888-1976] Editor

(Book #ID 113441)

Published by Goethe-Institut zur Pflege Deutscher Sprache und Kultur im Ausland e. V., München First Edition 1966. 1966.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back), illustrated deep French flaps. 4to. 10'' x 8¼''. Contains 104 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Soby, James Thrall [Salvador Dalí 1904-1989]

(Book #ID 113459)

Published by The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York Second Revised Edition 1946. 1946.

Second revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original pea green paper covered boards, blocked and lettered white back and front. 4to. 10'' x 8''. Contains 108 pp with 4 colour and 76 monochrome plates throughout. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with tears to the top front cover, not price clipped, $3.00. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Klee, Paul [Paul Klee (18 December 1879 - 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism]. Introduction by Douglas Hall

(Book #ID 113442)

Published by The Arts Council, London First Edition 1974. 1974.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 4to. 9½'' x 7¼''. Contains 32 pp with plates in colour and monochrome throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Loosely inserted sales receipt dated 29 August 1974 from Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. 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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