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| This selection contains 3 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 3 |
 | (HUGNET, GEORGES) (DUCHAMP, MARCEL). HUGNET, GEORGES GEORGES HUGNET: LA SEPTIEME FACE DU DÉ: POEMES - DECOUPAGES (COUVERTURE DE MARCEL DUCHAMP) Paris, Editions Jeanne Bucher., 1936, First Edition 1/250. Sewn Illustrated Wrappers, 4to, (84pp), profusely illustrated in small woodcuts along with 15 color and 5 full page monochrome collotype plates + b&w cover. Cover designed by Marcel Duchamp. Text in French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "La Septieme Face du Dé" is repeatedly acknowledged as one of the triumphs of the Surrealist illustrated book. It masterfully combines twenty of Hugnet's prose poems alongside overtly erotic, beautifully collaged and photomontaged images. The cover design and typography by Marcel Duchamp was created especially for the publication featuring a Man Ray photograph of the sculpture "Why Not Sneeze Rrose Selavy". Cited on pages 92-93 of "The Book of 101 Books", this example (number forty-four of the two hundred and fifty copies on vélin) shows soiling, patination, and wear to the wrappers - most notably a tiny chip missing from the front cover at the crown of the spine and diagonal soft-creases through each of its foredge corners. The top and bottom edges of the wrappers show some wear and abrading, and the rear cover is slightly sunned along its extremities. The contents and textblock are intact and sound, and for the most part quite bright though showing a bit of foxing to the inside front cover, the front free endpaper, and the first few pages along the foredge. The edges display typical mild age patination and soiling, and there is in addition a tiny diagonal soft-crease to a portion of the textblock at the upper foredge corner. Still in all, it is a most presentable copy of this exquisite tome (housed in a modest custom cloth chemise slipcase) that has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase.. Good +./No Jacket - As Issued. USD 12000.00 [Appr.: EURO 8004.25 | £UK 7211.75 | JP¥ 1059089] Book number: 016520 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. | |
 | (TAMAYO, RUFINO). LEMAISTRE DE SACY, ISAAC-LOUIS. APOCALYPSE DE SAINT JEAN: LITHOGRAPHIES ORIGINALES DE RUFINO TAMAYO Paris, Club International de Bibliophilie., 1959, First Edition 1/255 Copies. 3/4 Leather Over Boards, Folio, 142pp, with 15 color lithographs. Text in French. A magnificent copy of renowned Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo's most sumptuous illustrated book (entry number ninety-three in Juan Carlos Pereda and Nuria Rico's "Tamayo Illustrador"), this example from the edition of two hundred and fifty-five copies on Velin de Rives has been bound with top edge gilt in an exquisite 3/4 red Moroccan leather over hand-marbled green boards. The spine features six raised bands and decorative gilt embossing. The interior and textblock are bright and clean, while the extremities show a tiny bit of scuffing. A beautiful example of an extraordinarily lovely Livre D'Artiste that includes fifteen original color lithographs executed by Tamayo specifically for this project. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase.. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. USD 6500.00 [Appr.: EURO 4335.75 | £UK 3906.5 | JP¥ 573673] Book number: 003354 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. | |
| (WITKIN, JOEL-PETER). WITKIN, JOEL-PETER & GALWAY KINNELL JOEL-PETER WITKIN: TWELVE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH A POEM BY GALWAY KINNELL - SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH TWELVE GRAVURES New York, Kevin Begos Publishing, Inc., 1993, First Edition 1/175. 1/4 Leather Over Boards in Box, Elephant Folio, np (52pp), 12 gravure illustrations. Designed by Kevin Begos Jr. and Joel-Peter Witkin. Issued in 1993, this is an exquisitely produced Livre D'Artiste collaboration between publisher Kevin Begos and photographer Joel-Peter Witkin. Limited to one hundred and seventy-five copies, it presents twelve arresting hand-pulled photogravure images accompanied by the letterpress printed poem "Under The Maud Moon" by Galway Kinnell from his "Book of Nightmares". Measuring 23 1/2 x 17 1/2", the Lana paper pages reproduce the following Witkin photographs: 1) "Head of a Dead Man (Mexico City, 1990)", 2) "Satiro ( Mexico City, 1992)", 3) "Three Kinds of Woman (Mexico City, 1992)", 4) "Un Santo Oscuro (Mexico City, 1987)", 5) "Still Life (New Mexico, 1992)", 6) "Las Meninas (New Mexico, 1987)", 7) "Studio of the Painter (Paris, 1990)", 8) "Feast of Fools (Mexico City, 1990)", 9) "Laokoon (New Mexico, 1992)", 10) "Negre's Fetishist (Paris, 1990)", 11) "Vanity (New Mexico, 1990)", and 12) "Man with a Dog (Mexico City, 1990)". These are bound in elegant 1/4 black leather over dark grey boards, and housed in a black linen covered clamshell box with a grey pastedown on the spine. A most handsome copy (exactly as purchased directly from Kevin Begos) of this extraordinary object BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED in pencil by Joel-Peter Witkin at the rear colophon in the publisher's clamshell box, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase.. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. USD 3800.00 [Appr.: EURO 2534.75 | £UK 2283.75 | JP¥ 335378] Book number: 016557 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. |
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