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Hardcover. Etat : New. Breton's late treatise on magic and art appears for the first time in English, complete with citations, commentaries and a bibliography What is "Magic Art"? In 1953, André Breton, founder of the Surrealist movement, was invited by a prestigious French publisher to explore answers to this question. His resulting analysis is wide-ranging and evocative. Beginning with a literary review of magic and art, Breton draws upon Novalis and Baudelaire before considering the prehistoric rock art of Spain and France, the native art of the Pacific Northwest, the magical grimoires and alchemical symbolism of the Middle Ages, and the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Antoine Caron, Paolo Uccello, Gustav Moreau, Paul Gauguin and the Surrealists. Through these and other diverse sources, Breton traces a mystery that lies at the heart of our timeless fascination with otherness and seeks to place Surrealism as a successor to a magical sensibility that began with art itself. First published in 1957 as L'Art magique, this important text is offered here as an English translation for the first time. Working from manuscript notes for the original project, this edition presents the iconographic content as Breton intended, together with more than 300 new citations and a comprehensive bibliography that emphasizes sources found in Breton's own library. André Breton (1896-1966) was one of the founders and most controversial exponents of Surrealism, defining the movement in his first Surrealist Manifesto as "pure psychic automatism." Fleeing from Europe during World War II, Breton traveled throughout North America staging Surrealist exhibitions and lending his voice to several political movements.…

Hardcover. Etat : Neu. 1. Auflage, Limitierte Ausgabe. What is 'Magic Art'? In 1953, André Breton, founder of the surrealist movement, was invited by a prestigious French publisher to explore answers to this question. His resulting analysis is wide-ranging and evocative. Beginning with a literary review of magic and art, Breton draws upon Novalis and Baudelaire before considering the prehistoric rock art of Spain and France, the native art of the Pacific Northwest, the magical grimoires and alchemical symbolism of the Middle Ages, and the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Antoine Caron, Paolo Uccello, Gustav Moreau, Paul Gauguin and the Surrealists. Through these and other diverse sources, Breton traces a mystery that lies at the heart of our timeless fascination with otherness and seeks to place surrealism as a successor to a magical sensibility that began with art itself. First published in 1957 as L'Art magique, this important text is offered here as an English translation for the first time. Working from manuscript notes for the original project, this edition presents the iconographic content as Breton intended, together with more than 300 new citations and a comprehensive bibliography that emphasizes sources found in Breton's own library. This deluxe edition is limited to 88 hand-numbered copies signed by André Breton's daughter, Aube Elléouët Breton. It contains a supplementary volume of additional texts: 32 modern responses from artists, scholars, poets, and esotericists providing contemporary insights into Breton's 1955 Enquiry on 'magic art'; reviews of L'Art magique when it first appeared in 1957; an interview with Breton concerning the work; and an essay from surrealist scholar Will Atkin that explores the relevancy of Breton's project today. Bound in full morocco by the acclaimed artisan bindery, Ludlow Bookbinding, this deluxe takes inspiration from the surrealist bookbinder, Paul Bonet. His custom binding of Breton's Second manifeste du Surréalisme (commissioned in 1934) draws upon the recurring surrealist preoccupation of the hand, presented as a photograph, and augmented with gilt tooling and morocco onlays. It was purchased for the Bibliothèque nationale in 2019. Due to the sheer weight (4,3kg!) of this tome, extra postage needs to be added. Widmung des Verfassers.…

No Binding. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. London: BCM Fulgur, 1993. RARE Prospectus accompanying a TLSigned. Opening / Closing w/Three Paragraphs, 189 words, Dated 12th July 1993 on FULGUR Letterhead, regarding sale of Fulgur's First Book "The Witches Sabbath and Axiomata", and plans on further works concerning AOS. Both the Prospectus and Signed Letter are folded as to fit envelope, still Fine. Unpublished. TLS/Prospectus Flyer. Fine. Illus. by Austin Osman Spare. 8¼ x 5¾ / 7½" x 8". Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Etat : New. 1st Edition. N.p. [UK]: The Bookplate Society in association with The Keridwen Press, 1988. NEW / Unread Fulgur Old Stock, Out of Series and RARE Thus. Published October 1995, 470 softback copies only. From the Publisher (see image) : "This brief work is the first published by Robert Shehu-Ansell. It was issued under the Keridwen Press, the imprint that preceded FULGUR. The Bookplate Society received 330 copies on art paper, but there were a further 140 copies on cream wove paper. There were also 30 copies numbered I-XXX, bound in quarter morocco with an original bookplate.". First Edition Limited. Soft Cover/DJ Over Wraps. New/New. Illus. by AOS Frontispiece, AOS Drop Cap, 24 black and white. 8vo size - 8¼" tall.…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. London: BCM Fulgur, 1992. FIRST EDITION - AS NEW, and Truly RARE Thus with Custom Bookmark in the Form of a Serpent with a Tongue of Red Silk Ribbon, AOS Photo Insert Given To Direct Subscribers, and The Original Prospectus Quite Rare in itself. Published October 1992, 900 [Hand-numbered] copies only [400 extant : "Shortly after publication, over half the edition was lost. Nearly 500 sets of unbound sheets were pulped when the printer filed for bankruptcy and his warehouse emptied"]. "The first book of the modern era that was issued with an explicit talismanic intent. . .it contains two unpublished texts and automatic drawings. The texts were printed tête-bêche---head-to-tail and tail-to-head. Their meeting at the centre of the book is marked by sigils representing the union of masculine and feminine principles central to modern magical though". Contemporary Weiser NYC Bookseller ticket. From the Publisher (see image) : ". . .our first book. In 1992, Austin Osman Spare was an obscure artist: lost to art history, the media, and bullish auction prices. Our book was a reconstruction of his work with Kenneth Grant, c.1952, intended by the two friends to capture public interest at the height of the witchcraft revival. The two texts were 'The Witches Sabbath' and 'Axiomata'. We published them tête-bêche on sumptuous French paper and offered the work in standard and deluxe editions, the latter in full black vellum. Our intent was to explore the book as a talisman and to bring cultural credibility to a then marginalised genre.". First Edition Limited. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by 2 Colour Tipped-in Frontispieces | 19 black and white. 4to size - 12" tall. Oversized Safely, Securely Packed.…

Hardcover. Etat : New. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Lopen, Somerset: Fulgur Press, 2022. NEW - From the Publisher (see images) : "Deluxe Issue of 69 Copies Only, Signed by the Contributors in Full Pigskin. Top edge gilt in Silk Chemise, Fleece-lined / Slipcase. Custom endpapers from @paperwilds ooze and flow, taking their cue from the colour palette of the principal text and self-portrait by Spare. The scale and quality of work make this something of a beast. N.B. This is the largest book we have yet produced (15 inches by 10 inches) and it matches the original format of Spare s 1913 edition of The Book of Pleasure - There are few works in the life of Austin Osman Spare as notorious as his illustrations for Krafft-Ebing s Psychopathia Sexualis. First documented in the early 1930s by the socialite Viola Bankes, Spare shared various anecdotes about this commission with friends and acquaintances until the end of his life. However, drawings of a directly sexual nature remain surprisingly scarce in the artist s oeuvre, despite his reputation for producing erotica. Recent biographers have even cast doubts on Spare s anecdotes, noting Krafft-Ebing died long before the young artist became widely known. The discovery of the Psychopathia Sexualis folio in the archives of the Kinsey Institute is therefore a major milestone towards reclaiming and understanding the life story of the artist. Working closely with the team at the Kinsey Institute, FULGUR PRESS is pleased to offer you the first publication of this masterpiece of the grotesque. Edited by Ryan M. Pfeiffer, Rebecca Walz and Robert Shehu-Ansell, this book reproduces the forty-four portfolio drawings in astonishing detail, drawn from hi-resolution scans made directly from the original artwork. These extraordinary works by Spare have been augmented with a preface from Rebecca Fasman, curator at the Kinsey Institute, an introduction detailing the discovery by Ryan M. Pfeiffer and Rebecca Walz, and illustrated analytical essays from Elijah Burgher, Jeremy Biles and Robert Shehu-Ansell". First Edition Deluxe/Limited/Signed. Hard Cover/Full Pigskin/T.E.G. New. Illus. by 53 colour | 5 black and white. Elephant Folio - over 15" tall. Heavy, Oversized Safely, Securely Packed.…