VVV 1 - 4 (complete).
by [COMPLETE RUNS]. Hare, David. ed
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: VVV, (1942-1944).. Four numbers in three issues (2/3 being a double) in wrappers. Droplet mark to the front cover, of #1, with sunned spine, #2/3 near fine with original chicken wire replaced, #4 has a small droplet mark on rear cover and light wear to yapp bottom edge, else very near fine. Housed in a custom clamshell box by Peggy Gotthold at Foolscap Press. Covers by Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, and Matta, respectively. A major Surrealist vehicle presenting work by the usual suspects (Breton and Ernst were editorial advisors), but still: WCW, Caillois, Lévi-Strauss, Aimé Césaire, Leonora Carrington, Valentine Penrose, Arthur Cravan, Robert Motherwell, Irving Penn, Picasso, Tanguy, and that’s just the first issue. For the run:
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- Bookseller
- Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83286
- Title
- VVV 1 - 4 (complete).
- Author
- [COMPLETE RUNS]. Hare, David. ed
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- NY: VVV
- Date Published
- (1942-1944).
Terms of Sale
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Any book returnable for any reason within 10 days with prior notice. CA residents please add 9.5% sales tax. Libraries can be billed as needed.
About the Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Berkeley, California
About Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Fine and rare books with an emphasis on 20th C. poetry, small press, literary magazines, broadsides, and interesting books in most fields.
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- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Spine
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- Wrappers
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- Fine
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...