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Éluard, Paul:. VOIR . Poèmes Peintures Dessins .. Éditions des Trois Collines Genèves-Paris, 1948.
Price: US$70.55 + shipping
Description: Published 1948. No 1569 of a limited edition of 3000, Book size - 34 x 24.5 cm., pp.147 + 1, numerous colour and b&w illustrations in the text (some tipped in), thin card covers in dustjacket. Book condition - Good plus ; contents clean, no inscriptions, no foxing,binding firm ; thin card covers in good condition and clean. spine complete with a little loss at the ends, spine with vertical creases but the title remains complete and clear ; dustjacket some some rubbing/slight loss at the corners, back and front clean ; dj. now in clear, removable wrapper. Please see photos for indications of condition and contents. Paul Éluard (1895 -1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. He adhered to Dadaism and became one of the pillars of Surrealism by opening the way to artistic action politically committed to the Communist Party. . He became known worldwide as The Poet of Freedom and is considered the most gifted of French surrealist poets. (Biographical summary from Wikipedia. Please see the site for a much fuller account of his life and work ). In this work, the illustrations are quality reproductions of works by well-known and less well-known artists and each is acompanied by a poem by Eluard. Some of the artists included are Picasso, Marc Chagal, George Braque, Joan Miro, Andre Masson, Magritte, Dali, Roland Penrose, Paul Delvaux, Dora Maar, Ciceri Dias, Raul Ubac, etc . A large quite heavy book, so postage outside of the UK will be more than the standard rates quoted on ABEBooks.
Seller: Peter M. Huyton, Hereford, United Kingdom
Éluard, Paul. Voir. Poèmes. Peintures. Dessins.. Genf/Paris, Éditions des Trois Collines, 1948.
Price: US$169.45 + shipping
Description: Kart. m. OU u. Transparent-OU. 4°, 147 S., 64 Tafeln (davon 32 farbig u. montiert), 1 Bl. Impressum. OU an den Kanten min. berieben, Buchblock in oberer Ecke min. knickspurig, sonst tadellos EA. 1 Ex. der 3000 Ex. der Normalausgabe auf «Grand Vélin blanc» (dieses Exemplar indes nicht nummeriert).
Seller: Antiquariat Uhlmann, Zürich, Switzerland
Paul Eluard. Voir: Poemes, Peintures, Dessins. Editions Des Trois Collines, Geneva - Paris, 1948.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One of 3000 numbered copies. Softcover, bound in wraps with printed jacket. The jacket with several closed tears.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Eluard, Paul. Voir : poemes, peintures, dessins. Editions des Trois Collines, Geneva, 1948.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Stiff b&w paper wraps with glassine dust jacket; 147 pp. 64 illustrations, including 32 color reproductions of works by 32 artists. Inserted article "Savoir", 4 pp. bi-fold. Text in French. Contains images of a selection of works by 20th century artists accompanied by Eluard's poems inspired by the works or the artists. Artists include Picasso, Chagall, Juan Gris, J. Villon, G. Braque, G. de Chirico, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, J. Mirò, Yves Tanguy, A. Masson, A: Beaudin, Man Ray, Magritte, Dali, Valentine Hugo, Penrose, Balthus, Dora Maar, O. Dominguez, Cicero Dias, Jean Fautrier, Dubuffet, Hayter, H. Jennings, Chastel, Raoul Ubac. Contains inserted article "Savoir" by M. Rene Huyghe, conservateur en Chef au Musee du Louvre, sur les origines et l'evolution de la peiture contemporaine. Good (Wraps are moderately edge/shelfworn, scuffing, smudging, tearing at the edges; DJ is heavily damaged and barely holding on; wraps have pulled away from textblock; front cover has half-inch tears at the top and bottom of spine; textblock edges are worn and scuffed/smudged; interior is clean.)
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Clamshell case of linen on boards with deep blue sides, mounting front and spine labels. Stiff paper wraps with printed pictorial dust jacket in black and white; glassine covers. 147 pp. 64 illustrations, including 32 color reproductions of works by 32 artists. Inserted article "Savoir", 4 pp. bi-fold. In French. Contains images of a selection of works by 20th century artists accompanied by Eluard's poems inspired by the works or the artists. Artists include Picasso, Chagall, Juan Gris, J. Villon, G. Braque, G. de Chirico, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, J. Mirò, Yves Tanguy, A. Masson, A: Beaudin, Man Ray, Magritte, Dali, Valentine Hugo, Penrose, Balthus, Dora Maar, O. Dominguez, Cicero Dias, Jean Fautrier, Dubuffet, Hayter, H. Jennings, Chastel, Raoul Ubac. Contains inserted article "Savoir" by M. Rene Huyghe, conservateur en Chef au Musee du Louvre, sur les origines et l'evolution de la peiture contemporaine. VG-, short tear to front cover at base of spine, even smaller one at top rear of spine, binding solid. Glassine has corresponding tears at those places, some loss at spine base. Little wear to case, but some tears to fabric at hinges. Pages clean and bright.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
ELUARD Paul. Voir : poèmes, peintures, dessins. Editions des Trois collines, 1948.
Price: US$231.51 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Un volume broché, couverture illustrée d'après Ubac, 350 X 250 mm, 147 p. Edition originale numérotée sur grand vélin blanc. 64 reproductions dont 32 en couleurs contrecollées. Fragile couverture frottée aux angles, dos en partie fendillé, intérieur bon.
Seller: Librairie L'Autre sommeil, BECHEREL, France
Eluard, Paul. Voir. Poemes, Peintures, Dessins. Editions Des Trois Collines, Geneva - Paris, 1948.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first printing of this edition. Published by Editions Des Trois Collines of Geneva and Paris in 1948. Lavishly illustrated with tipped in color plates bearing the art of Man Ray, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Juan Gris, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso an numerous other similarly acclaimed artists. Additional sketches in black and white. A lovely copy; fine in the original publishers wrappers, as well as a fine example of the scarce original glassine dust jacket. With 32 plates accompanying the 43 poems.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Eluard, Paul. Voir Poèmes Peintures Dessins. Éditions des Trois collines, Genève-Paris, 1948.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Tirage limité à 3044 exemplaires numérotés, copy 2846 sur grand vélin blanc. 64 plates, 32 in colour. 147pp. Wrappers. Fine in torn glassine Tirage limité à 3044 exemplaires numérotés, copy 2846 sur grand vélin blanc.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
ELUARD, Paul.. Voir. Poèmes Peintures Dessins.. , 1948.
Price: US$16536.13 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Paris, Genève, Éditions des Trois collines, 1948.In-folio de (2) ff.bl., 147 pp., (1) f., (3) ff.bl., avec 32 planches en couleurs comprises dans la pagination, reproduisant un tableau de chaque artiste. Relié en box noir orné sur le dos des prénom et nom de l'auteur ainsi que du titre de l'ouvrage répété neuf fois en petites capitales poussées à l'oeser alternativement vert métallisé et bleu métallisé, séparés par un point à l'oeser rouge ; doublures et gardes de papier gris, tête dorée, tranches lisses, couverture illustrée. Etui. Reliure de Pierre-Lucien Martin, 1965. 342 x 242 mm. --- Édition originale des 44 poèmes de Paul Eluard consacrés à Picasso, Marc Chagall, Juan Gris, Jacques Villon, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Giorgio de Chirico, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Yves Tanguy, André Masson, André Beaudin, Man Ray, René Magritte, Salvador Dali, Balthus, Léonor Fini, Oscar Dominguez, Félix Labisse, Fautrier, Dubuffet, Chastel, etc., illustrée de 64 reproductions dont 32 en couleurs, d'?uvres de 32 peintres. A l'occasion de la sortie de ce livre, une exposition des ?uvres qui y sont reproduites fut organisée à la Galerie du Pont Royal.Un des 44 exemplaires numérotés (n°XX) sur vélin pur chiffon, seul tirage sur grand papier, comportant chacun un manuscrit autographe signé d'un des poèmes et une épreuve de la gravure originale sur cuivre de Raoul Ubac qui a été reproduite en couverture. Le poème autographe du présent exemplaire est consacré à Juan Gris (1 page et demie in-folio), poème qui figure page 24 du livre. /// Paris, Genève, Editions des Trois collines, 1948.Folio [342 x 242 mm] of (2) bl.ll., 147 pp., (1) l., (3) bl.ll., with 32 plates in colour included in the pagination, reproducing a painting from each artist. Bound in black box decorated on the spine with the name and firstname of the author as well as the title of the work repeated nine times in capital letters alternatively in metallic green and blue, separated by a red dot; grey paper doublures and endleaves, top-edge gilt, illustrated wrapper. Slipcase. Binding by Pierre-Lucien Martin, 1965 --- First edition of Paul Eluard's 44 poèms dedicated to Picasso, Marc Chagall, Juan Gris, Jacques Villon, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Giorgio de Chirico, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Yves Tanguy, André Masson, André Beaudin, Man Ray, René Magritte, Salvador Dali, Balthus, Léonor Fini, Oscar Dominguez, Félix Labisse, Fautrier, Dubuffet, Chastel, etc., illustrated with 64 reproductions including 32 in colours, of works of 32 painters. On the occasion of the publication of this book, an exhibition of the works reproduced in it was organized at the Galerie du Pont Royal. One of the 44 numbered copies (n°XX) on vellum « pur chiffon » paper, only large-paper issue, each comprising a signed autograph manuscript of one of the poems and a proof of the original copper-engraving by Raoul Ubac which has been reproduced on the cover. The autograph poem of the present copy is dedicated to Juan Gris (1 page and a half folio), poem that figures page 24 of the book.
Seller: Librairie Camille Sourget, Paris, France