André Breton (1896-1966)

Paul Éluard (1895-1952)

PAIR OF SURREALIST PUBLICATIONS

1934 and 1936
André Breton: The Communicating Vessels. Size 8°, 19 × 13 cm. 180 numbered pages, in Czech; translated by Jindřich Honzl and Vítězslav Nezval. Original wrappers. Title page printed in black. Cover design by Toyen. Published by S. V. U. Mánes in Prague in 1934 as the 17th volume of the Books of Mánes series. Edge of one leaf repaired with tape; wrappers slightly handled, otherwise in very good condition. Paul Éluard: The Public Rose. Size 8°, 19.5 × 13 cm. 75 numbered pages, in Czech; translated by Vítězslav Nezval and Bedřich Vaníček. Original wrappers. Title page printed in black. Frontispiece, 3 full-page illustrations (collages); typographic design and cover by Jindřich Štyrský. Published by Mánes in Prague in 1936. Ownership stamp “Václav Naxera” on the front flyleaf. Wrappers slightly darkened and soiled, spine and corners creased, otherwise in very good condition. Provenance: Galerie Maldoror.