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ERNST, Max and Paul Eluard. Misfortunes of the Immortals. Black Sun Press, Paris, 1943.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Small quarto. 7.5 x 10 in. 44 pp. Good in original pictorial paper-covered boards with black titling on the spine and a black engraving on the front beneath the title. This copy was one of 610 copies printed by The Black Sun Press following the original publication in French in the 1920s. This printing contains dual English and French text accompanied by dozens of black and white illustrations. The pages are both delicate and tanned with age, but intact with the crisp images and text.
Seller: Bagatelle Books, IOBA, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
ERNST, Max. - ELUARD, Paul.. Misfortunes of the immortals.. The Black Sun Press, New York,, 1943.
Price: US$311.10 + shipping
Description: 255x185mm, 44pages, 20 dossier de signets «Apple» et 3 planches "Vingt ans après", cartonnage de l'éditeur. Coiffe supérieure abimée, autrement bon état. Tirage limité à 610 exemplaires. Bel exemplaire. En cas de problème de commande, veuillez nous contacter via notre page d'accueil / If there is a problem with the order, please contact us via our homepage.
Seller: Bouquinerie du Varis, Russy, FR, Switzerland
Ernst, Max and Paul Eluard. Misfortunes of the Immortals. Black Sun Press, New York, 1943.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Description: paper over boards, spine panel damaged with some loss at top end, early pages chipped and toned, a consequence of the poor quality paper, some toning thorughout, shelf wear and a few chips to pages at edge. One of 610 copies. Although brittle and somewhat worn, this copy is Inscribed by publsiher Caresse Crosby to Quentin Keynes, most likely the explorer and relative of J. M. Keynes. Scarce signature.
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 44, (10)pp. 22 full-page illus. 4to. Dec. boards. Edition limited to 610 copies. "This edition is further augmented by Three drawings Twenty Years After. The Misfortunes of the Immortals was first published in Paris in 1920, originally revealed in French by Paul Eluard and Max Ernst, and now translated into English by Hugh Chisholm. This edition has been designed and published by Caresse Crosby, handset in Spartan type twelve point and printed at the Gemor Press in the city of New York, March 1943." Though not noted internally, this copy derives from the library of Julien Levy. Slight foxing at edges and endpapers, not affecting the book within.
Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: 44, (10)pp. 22 full-page illus. 4to. Dec. boards. Edition limited to 610 copies. "This edition is further augmented by Three drawings Twenty Years After. The Misfortunes of the Immortals was first published in Paris in 1920, originally revealed in French by Paul Eluard and Max Ernst, and now translated into English by Hugh Chisholm. This edition has been designed and published by Caresse Crosby, handset in Spartan type twelve point and printed at the Gemor Press in the city of New York, March 1943." Though not noted internally, this copy derives from the library of Julien Levy. Slight foxing at edges and endpapers, not affecting the book within.
Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.
Ernst, Max; Eluard Paul. MISFORTUNES OF THE IMMORTALS. New York Black Sun Press 1943, 1943.
Price: US$434.50 + shipping
Description: First Edition, one of 610 copies only that were issued for sale. Illustrated throughout in surrealist style. Designed and published by Caresse Crosby. Quarto, publisher's original blue boards printed and pictorially decorated in black on the spine and upper cover. [52], [1] pp. A handsome copy very well preserved, the binding is tight and the hinges are sound, a bit of light mellowing to the spine panel, the text-block mellowed as usual, a very pleasing copy. FIRST EDITION AND A VERY SCARCE BOOK IN SUCH WELL PRESERVED CONDITION. Misfortunes of the Immortals is one of Ernsts first illustrated booksa format that would become increasingly significant for him. Marking the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul Éluard, the book pairs the semantic dislocations of Éluards poems with the visual disjunctions of Ernsts recent collages. Ernst cut up wood engravings he found in books and magazines and pieced the fragments together to create strange new compositions. The uniform texture of the wood-engraved lines gives these images a disquieting seamlessness. To Ernsts delight, this effect was enhanced when the collages were printed photomechanically. MOMA
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pale green paper covers over thin boards are mostly clean, with black ink title and illustration. Boards show some toning at edges, edgewear. Corners are a little scuffed. Spine has black text and is bright with bumped and worn ends. See photos. Binding is secure. Pastedowns and feps have some toning, scattered foxing. Frontispiece is present. Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior is tanned, with margins darker, last three sheets are pale pink paper. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. DJ of pale pink paper has radial rippling on front and back covers, some edgewear, chipped corners, closed tears and bumping at head and foot, darkened spine. See photos.** PS2024.0229** 50 pages. 7.5 x 10 inches** A copy of Misfortunes of the Immortals, from The Black Sun Press edition of 1943. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of Max Ernst's surrealist collages, accompanied by Paul Éluard's appropriately surrealist poems. This edition includes three new drawings on pink paper that were not included in the French language edition of 1920. Here the French text is accompanied by English translations by Hugh Chisholm.** Having been protected by the scarce original pink dust jacket, the decorated binding is mostly clean and bright.** One of 500 copies printed on standard paper, from an edition limited to 610 copies. Edition designed and published by Caresse Crosby. Printed at the Gemor Press in New York City, March 1943.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009911"**
Seller: Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$575.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 44 pages. One of 500 copies printed on standard paper, from an edition limited to 610 copies. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of Ernst's surrealist collages, accompanied by Eluard's appropriately surrealist poems. This edition includes 3 new drawings on pink paper that were not included in the previous French language edition that was published in 1920. Here the text is in both English and French. Having been well protected by the scarce original pink dust jacket, the decorated binding is clean, bright, and tight, with lightly bumped lower corners; a little faint foxing on endpapers. Pages have minor uniform tanning--but much less than usually found, and the pages are still supple. The dust jacket has very light soiling but no chips or tears. A well-preserved copy of this uncommon book. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Tennyson Williams Books and Fine Art, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: 44 p., 5 l. incl. front., 26 cm. Original printed boards, text paper browned as usual, ownership stamp on front endpaper, otherwise an unusually fine copy in the original pink unprinted dust jacket. English translation at top of page, French text below. One of 500 regular paper copies from an edition of 610.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
ERNST, Max & ELUARD, Paul. Misfortunes of the Immortals. Black Sun Press, New York, 1943.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Translated into English by Hugh Chisholm. Thin 4to, light green pictorial boards printed in black. New York: Black Sun Press, 1943. First edition thus. One of 500 copies, augmented by "Three drawings printed on pink paper Twenty Years After," designed by Caresse Crosby & printed at the Gemor Press. The book was first published in French in 1920. This copy is inscribed by Charles Henri Ford -"Something pink for Peggy - Greetings on your birthday and every day/ from Charlie June 1, 1943." The non-pink pages are uniformly toned.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: 44pp. Spine split at front joint, light wear to extremities and lightly rubbed. Binding still sound. Limited Edition 3 of 110 copies on Strathmore rag paper.
Seller: Jeffrey Blake, Willow Grove, PA, U.S.A.