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1946. DUCHAMP, Marcel. Yves Tanguy. With text by Andre Breton. Text in French & English. 94 pp., illustrated with 1 tipped-in color plate and numerous black and white illustrations. Folio, 300 x 220 mm., bound in publisher's boards in a new cloth folding box. New York: Pierre Matisse Editions, 1946. Duchamp designed this handsome monograph on Tanguy which was the first study of the artist published in America. Despite the large edition it has become a scarce book. An immaculate copy. Limited to 1150 copies. Schwarz, The Complete Work of Marcel Duchamp. No.516

1946. DUCHAMP, Marcel. Yves Tanguy. By André Breton. 94 pp., profusely illustrated with text in French & English. Folio, bound in original boards wrapped in net designed by Duchamp, in cloth slipcase. New York: Pierre Matisse Editions, 1946. One of the limited edition on handmade paper. This is signed by Breton and Tanguy, but does not contain an original etching, and is unnumbered. The book was designed by Duchamp. In immaculate condition. PROVENANCE: Pierre Matisse, Jacquelyn Miller Matisse. Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp 516.

1924. EHRENBURG, Ilya. Yoroppa no metsubo [Destruction of Europe] 306 pp. 8vo, 190 x 125 mm., bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers, in a new cloth slipcase. Tokyo: Genkosha, 1924. Rare Japanese edition of Ehrenburg's novel Trust D.E. Roman von der Zerstörung Europas, preserved in the original wrappers with the striking cover design.

1931. INOKUMA, Asamaro. Yusoku Genji Kagami. 2 volumes containing a total of 54 colour woodcuts. Oblong folio, 265 x 350 mm., in publisher's boards and a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Kondo Happodo, 1931. These two volumes comprise an extraordinary collection of exquisite design plates, which are also masterpieces of the printmaker's art. Each of the plates is divided in two and illustrates objects and scenes from The Tale of Genji. A truly spectacular work and of great rarity with OCLC listing only Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.