Banalite.
FARGUE, Léon-Paul. Banalité. 84 pp, xvi, 16 full page monochrome gravure illustrations. Folio, 383 x 280 mm., bound in original paper wrappers is grey cloth box. Paris: Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1930.
Fargue's poem was originally published in 1928 without illustrations, but is here reissued with 16 photographs by Roger Parry using multiple techniques such as photogram, photomontage, solarization, and negative print. The result is one of the finest examples of a Surrealist photobook. One of 300 copies on Hollande Pannekoek.
Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume 1 pp. 100-101.
Item nr. 37498
Price:
$4,750.00