Ernst, M., Une semaine de bonté ou les sept éléments capitaux. 5 issues. With 182 illustrations after M. Ernst. Paris, Éditions Jeanne Bucher 1934. Orig. wrappers. 4to.
Russell 11. - Perucchi/Spies 178. - Das Buch des Künstlers pp. 31 ff. - Cf. Spies/Leppin 15 on the de-luxe-edition. - 1 of 800 numb. copies on 'papier Navarre' (complete print run 812). - First edition, one of the main works of surrealism and at the same time one of the most important works with collages by Max Ernst. - Contains I:Le lion de Belfort. 35 collages. - II: L'eau. 27 collages. - III:La cour du dragon. 44 collages. - IV:Oedipe. 28 collages. - V: Le rire du coq. 16 collages; L'ille de Paques. 10 collages; L'interieur de la vue. 9 drawings and 3 collages; La cle des chants. 10 collages. - 2 wrappers slightly marking off onto the flying endpaper, 2 issues somewhat brownstained in the gutter and on the wrappers. All in all fine series. First edition of the famous collage book of M. Ernst, one of the main works of surrealism. 182 illustrations. Orig. wrappers. - 2 wrappers rub off on flying endpaper, 2 issues with some brown stains in the gutter and on wrappers. Altogether fine copies.
Lot 1569
