Litterature
BRETON, André. Littérature. [Vol. 1] Nº 1 à 20 mars 1919 à août 1921. [Vol. 2] Nº1 à 13 mars 1922 à juin 1924. Illustrations by Francis Picabia. 2 volumes. Non-continuous pagination, illustrated throughout in black and white. 8vo, cloth with dust jackets in a cardboard slipcase. Paris: Editions Jean-Michel Place, 1978.
A handsome facsimile of this legendary periodical edited by Louis Aragon André Breton and Philippe Soupault published between 1919 and 1922. Breton took over in 1922 at first with a recurring cover depicting a Man Ray drawing of a shiny top hat, and the title, "Littérature: New Series." and then with new drawings each month created by Francis Picabia, depicting religious imagery, erotic iconography, and the iconography of games of chance.
Item nr. 172358
Price:
$750.00