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Raoul Vaneigem, aka Jules-Francois Dupuis, first published this text as Histoire desinvolte du surrealisme in 1977. Vaneigem was a leader and writer in the Situationist International. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book was designed by Henri Parisot. The drawings and cover designs were made by Frederick Kiesler. The edition also comprised 30 examples printed on Holland paper and 25 examples with a lithograph by Kiesler. 175 copies printed on Marais Creve-Couer paper were signed by Breton. Charles Fourier was a 19th century Utopian philosopher. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The author's name is a pseudonym of an important protagonist of the May 1968 revolution in Paris. The book was first published in French by Editions Paul Vermont in 1977. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an exceptionally well researched and presented book on the Surrealists with emphasis on their personal relationships and their political flirtation with Communism. The first part of the book emphasizes the poetic beginnnings of Surrealism, the second part the visual counterparts as exemplified by the paintings by Salvador Dali and the films by Luis Bunuel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This book was given to the Sackners by Jindrich Toman, a cousin of a friend of the Sackners, Robert Bovet.Book Descrption: "Czech poet and photographer Jindrich Heisler (1914--1953) joined the Czech Surrealist Group in 1938, just as Nazi occupation of the country was driving the movement and Czech artists underground. Heisler published his first book of poetry a year later. In his brief and courageous career"”Heisler died suddenly at the age of thirty-eight"”he produced some of the most remarkable assemblage work of the Surrealist movement, including what is arguably the single-most important photobook produced in the 20th century, From the Strongholds of Sleep (1940-41).This gorgeously illustrated volume"”with eighty color images of Heisler's assemblage pieces"”introduces English-speaking audiences to his work, translating many of his writings for the first time and offering in-depth analysis of his postwar years in Paris in the company of Andre Breton, Benjamin Peret, the...

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First published in French in 1930. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.