Mesens E L T (103 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A single sheet folded into 6 pages, two b/w illustrations. A Very Good copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, 8 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. A Very Good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Overall good condition. Original 1947 exhibition catalogue for "The Cubist Spirit in Its Time," published by The London Gallery Ltd. Softcover with the original pale blue printed wrappers. Covers show moderate wear with edge rubbing, creasing, and small chips at the spine ends; some tape reinforcement visible near the upper spine and minor loss at the lower corner of the front wrapper. Rear cover shows light soiling and age toning. Binding is split toward the rear but all pages remain intact.nterior generally clean with light age toning and occasional handling wear. Title page present with a small contemporary pencil price at the upper corner. Includes the exhibition checklist and photographic plates illustrating works associated with Cubism and related modernist movements. Artists represented include Georges Braque, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, Francis Picabia, Man Ray, and others. Printed for The London Gallery Ltd. by Dugdale Printing Ltd., London, for the exhibition held 18 March-3 May 1947. A scarce early postwar London exhibition catalogue documenting the reception and presentation of Cubist and modernist artists in Britain.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Jacques Brunius's Signature At Head Of Front Wrappers. Very Lightly Handled.

Softcover. A light blue softcover book with red text on the front cover. 40 pages; 25 black-and-white plates. VG: Red sticker on the spine. Sunning to the spine. Wear to the edges and corners. Majority clean body pages and solid binding.

Stitched Card. Condition: Very Good. No. First. 40pp. b&w illustrations.

Letter exchange between Tristan Tzara and E.L.T. Mesens. Edited and presented by Stéphane Massonet. /// Paperback, 152+[8] pp., 8° (14 x 20 cm), cover faded and slightly worn, condition: good Book Language/s: French.

Van den Bossche, Phillip et al. The Star Alphabet of E.L.T. MESENS. Dada & Surrealism in Brussels, Paris & London. 287pp, illustrated in color throughout. 4to, wraps. Ghent, Asa.MER, 2014. The most extensive study to date on this Belgian-born artist, composer, poet, editor, photographer, curator, gallerist, collector, and promoter (1903-1971), a notable presence in European Dada and Surrealism. This well-written and well-illustrated exhibition catalogue has 468 mostly color plates, including photographs, ephemera, pages from periodicals, art by Mesens but also by other surrealist artists in his circle. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 40 pp., illustrated in b/w, some marks to cover. Small 4to.

VG bright copy in slightly dusty publishers wrappers. 1st edition. Illustrated. 40pp.

Broché, couverture illustrée. Condition: Très bon. Catalogue de l'exposition organisée au Casino de Knokke Le Zoute du 4 juillet au 30 août 1953. Liste des oeuvres exposées accompagnée d'une biographie de l'artiste rédigée par E.L.T. Messens. 17 reproductions en noir. Couverture en couleurs composée par Max Ernst. Liste des prêteurs. 32 pp. Max Ernst (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. First Edition. ELT MESENS (after) | Expo 91 - Isy Brachot | Year: 1991 | Medium: poster - affiche | Dimensions: 35 × 55 cm | Image Size: 35 × 55 cm | Support: offset paper - papier offset | Signature: signed in the plate - signé(e) dans la planche | Editor: Galerie Isy Brachot | Condition: in very good condition - en très bon état | ELT MESENS (after)'s work "Expo 91 - Isy Brachot" from 1991 is a poster on offset paper. It measures 35 × 55 cm. It is signed in the plate. | Keywords: Surrealism, Penmanship - typography - Surréalisme, Calligraphie - typographie. ELT MESENS (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition. 8vo. Original paper covers. essay by Brunius, 38 item catalogue, 8 b/w plates, critical texts. Covers marked, acouple of ink annotations. From the Library of the English Surrealist and bibliophile John Lyle, with his book-plate.

15 x 22, 212 pp., broché, couverture à rabats, très bon état (sauf dos légèrement gauchi). Réunis, présentés et commentés par Robert Wangermée.

First Edition. 25 x 19 cm 40 pp with b&w illustrations throughout. Wrappers, minor tear at spine o.w. very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Sm.4to. Wrappers. Texts by Breton, Apollinaire, Mesens and Melville. 26 b/w illusts. Covers a little thumbed.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Paris, Galerie Furstenberg, 1958. Un dépliant 20,5 x 16,5 cm, impression noire sur vélin vert d'eau, recto verso, 4 pages. Édition originale de ce dépliant publié à l'occasion de l'exposition de collages de E. L. T. Mesens qui s'est tenue à la Galerie Furstenberg, animée par Simone Collinet, 4 rue Furstenberg à Paris, du 8 au 29 avril 1958. Liste des 32 collages exposés.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Stapled wrappers. 24pp. Surrealist one-shot variously in English and French (occasionally both), illustrated, including Alfred Jarry, Pablo Picasso, Andre Breton, Roland Penrose, J. B. Brunius, Sadi Cherkeshi, Robert Waithman, John Banting, Patrick Waldberg, Ken Hawkes, Jean L. Davy, Feyyaz Fergar, Simon Watson Taylor, Mesens, and more. Just a little edgewear, with a few unobtrusive nicks, the staples only a touch rusty internally, but a Very Good, well preserved example.…

Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Owner's initials at start of book. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age BUT covers a little dust soiled.

paperback. Condition: Fine. Edizione originale (Original edition). Catalogo della mostra di E.L.T. Mesens alla Grosvenor Gallery, London, 8-28 febbraio 1961. Con due saggi inediti di Jacques B. Brunius e 7 illustrazioni in bianco e nero a piena pagina. Elenco delle 38 opere esposte. Alcune opinioni critiche sull'artista: Lawrence Alloway, Patrick Waldberg, Andre Pieyre de Mardiargues, Herta Wescher, Eduard Jaguer, Andre De Ridder e Raffaele Carrieri . Cm 20,5x17. pp. 16. . Ottimo (Fine). . Edizione originale (Original edition). . E. L. T. Mesens nacque a Bruxelles, in Belgio. Iniziò la sua carriera artistica come musicista, influenzato da Erik Satie, e come autore di poesie dadaiste. Fu editore dei libri ?esophage e Marie con il suo amico di una vita e anima gemella René Magritte. Nel 1924 realizzo i suoi primi collages e disegni e nel 1926 divenne uno dei promotori del Surrealismo in Belgio. Dal 1928 al 1930 è stato redattore della ivista "Variétés", diretta da P. G. Van Hecke. Nel 1933 fondò le edizioni Nicolas Flamel.  La sua attività come uno dei leader del Movimento Surrealista in Belgio fu facilitata dal fatto di essere proprietario di una galleria, dove organizzò le prime mostre surrealiste in Belgio. Nel 1934 organizzo al Palais de Beaux Art di Bruxelles la mostra "Minotaure", di fatto la prima mostra internazionale del Surrealismo, cui farà seguito la London International Surrealist Exhibition organizzata con André Breton a Londra nel 1936.  Da questa iniziativa seguì il suo trasferimento a Londra dove divenne direttore della London Gallery, che gestì con Roland Penrose fino all 1950 e caporedattore del London Bulletin (1938-1940), che fu uno dei bollettini più importanti tra i periodici surrealisti in lingua inglese. Mesens dalla fine degli anni Trenta visse in permanenza a Londra, trascorrendo lunghi soggiorni a Bruxelles, a Milano e a Venezia. Partecipò a numerosissime manifestazioni del Movimento Surreakista Internazionale; nel 1963 una restrospettiva della sua opera (Collages) si tenne a Knokke in Belgio, un'altra a Milano nel 1965. Book.…

First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Text in French. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at La Reserve from July 14 through September 9, 1951, at La Reserve. Includes works by Hans Arp, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Paul Klee, Fernand Leger, Rene Magritte, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Yves Tanguy, and others. Very Good plus in perfect-bound wrappers.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The Star Alphabet By E.L.T. Mesens: Dad and Surrealism in Brussels, Paris, and London. This book is in very good condition, with only minor signs of shelf wear or aging. *** Please note that some items may be heavy or oversize, and therefore may require an additional shipping cost; please contact the seller if you require a shipping estimate on the item before purchase. ***. Mesens, E.LT. (illustrator).…

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon état. In-8. Broché, couverture imprimée, 39 pp., 26 reproductions en noir & blanc.Bon exemplaire. Texte en anglais. in-8°.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 1959. Plaquette in-8 agrafée sous couverture illustrée en noir, 12 pages. Édition originale de ce catalogue publié à l'occasion de l'exposition des collages de E.L.T. Mesens au, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles du 25 avril au 13 mai 1959. Textes de l'artiste, citation d'André Breton. Liste des 82 pièces exposées. 7 illustrations en noir. Très bel exemplaire.…

paperback. Condition: Fine. Edizione originale (Original edition). Catalogo della mostra di E. L. T. Mesens alla Galerie Isy Brachot, Bruxelles, 23 aprile - 10 maggio 1971. Testi poetici di Paul Eluard, André Breton, George Melly, Roy Edwards, P. G. Van Hecke e E.L. T. Mesens Con 15 illustrazioni in bianco e nero e colori. Nota biografica ed Elenco delle 58 opere esposte . Cm 24x14,5. pp. 16. Dedica e firma autografe dell'Artista (Inscribed and signed by the Artist). Ottimo (Fine). . Edizione originale (Original edition). . E. L. T. Mesens nacque a Bruxelles, in Belgio. Iniziò la sua carriera artistica come musicista, influenzato da Erik Satie, e come autore di poesie dadaiste. Fu editore dei libri ?esophage e Marie con il suo amico di una vita e anima gemella René Magritte. Nel 1924 realizzo i suoi primi collages e disegni e nel 1926 divenne uno dei promotori del Surrealismo in Belgio. Dal 1928 al 1930 è stato redattore della ivista "Variétés", diretta da P. G. Van Hecke. Nel 1933 fondò le edizioni Nicolas Flamel.  La sua attività come uno dei leader del Movimento Surrealista in Belgio fu facilitata dal fatto di essere proprietario di una galleria, dove organizzò le prime mostre surrealiste in Belgio. Nel 1934 organizzo al Palais de Beaux Art di Bruxelles la mostra "Minotaure", di fatto la prima mostra internazionale del Surrealismo, cui farà seguito la London International Surrealist Exhibition organizzata con André Breton a Londra nel 1936.  Da questa iniziativa seguì il suo trasferimento a Londra dove divenne direttore della London Gallery, che gestì con Roland Penrose fino all 1950 e caporedattore del London Bulletin (1938-1940), che fu uno dei bollettini più importanti tra i periodici surrealisti in lingua inglese. Mesens dalla fine degli anni Trenta visse in permanenza a Londra, trascorrendo lunghi soggiorni a Bruxelles, a Milano e a Venezia. Partecipò a numerosissime manifestazioni del Movimento Surreakista Internazionale; nel 1963 una restrospettiva della sua opera (Collages) si tenne a Knokke in Belgio, un'altra a Milano nel 1965. Book.…

Bulletin trimestriel du Centre International de l'Actualité Fantastique et Magique / Fantasmagie, n° 14-15 d'octobre 1963. In-8 broché de 48 pages au format 22 x 14 cm. Couverture illustrée par Gaspar-Walter Rauh, sous un chapeau. Dos carré muet, insolé. Plats avec bords légèrement insolés. Intérieur frais, tiré sur couché. Numéro double consacré à l'humour poétique avec textes de Thomas Owen, Marcel Lecomte, Stéphane Rey, Marcel Béalu, Serge Hutin, Claude Seignolle, André Hardellet, etc. Illustrations en noir par Gaspar-Walter Rauh, Max Bucaille, Jean Martin-Bontoux, Alfred Kubin, E.L.T Mesens, etc. Edition originale, en bel état général. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce, hand produced magazine of surrealism. Edited and printed in Devon. This is the first issue of 10. Uninscribed. One staple is missing. Covers have a few foxing spots. Several drawings by Conroy Maddox including for the cover. Conroy Maddox, ELT Mesens (illustrator).…

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Knokke le Zoute, Festival Belge d'été, 1963. Fascicule in-8 broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs, illustrations en couleurs et en noir et blanc. Édition originale de ce catalogue publié à l'occasion de l'exposition E. L. T. Mesens qui s'est tenue en juillet et août 1963, Salle La Réserve à Knokke le Zoute, lors du Festival Belge d'été. Texte de Jacques Brunius. Liste des 126 pièces exposées. 19 reproductions dont 2 en couleurs. En quatrième de couverture, reproduction d'un télégramme de Marcel Duchamp, signé Marcel, adressant depuis New York ses voeux pour l'exposition de son ami, avec un de ces aphorismes dont il a le secret : « Salissez (pronounce : Sally says) Mesens' chaussettes (pronounce : Show set »).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 12mo. Original paper wrappers. Critical texts by Mesens, Breton, de Ridder, Alloway. 8 b/w illusts, 82 item catalogue. A little thumbed.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)The wraps are a bit marked and worn. The bottom and vertical pages edges are very slightly 'wrinkled' - probably the result of exposure to moisture. The binding is sound. No. 287 of 500 signed copies. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.…