MAX ERNST
Livres et Publications Surréalistes
£250

Librarie Jose Corti, Paris, 1931/32. 8vo. Illustrated paper wrappers. 15pp. 12 photographic portraits in 12mo., bound in hors texte. Cover by Max Ernst. Full listings of available and out-of-print publications for each of the 12 Surrealist writers, along with excerpted critical commentary; the final page bears the famous “Lisez: Ne lisez pas” list of famous writers. Max Ernst’s specially designed front cover is one of his most memorable steel-engraved collages. Dates of the catalogue from reliable authorities range from 1929 (Ades) to 1932 (Rubin). Rare.

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