BRETON (André). - Lot 125

BRETON (André). Les Manifestes du surréalisme followed by Prolégomènes à un troisième Manifeste du Surréalisme ou non. Paris: Éditions du Sagittaire, [1947]. - In-12, paperback. Partly first edition. Copy of the current edition, not including the cover illustration by Roberto Matta. Autograph letter signed by the author on the false title: "To Edmond Bomsel, // in memory of our // springtime walks // in search of unknown objects, // very affectionate tributes // André Breton" Administrator of Editions du Sagittaire, Edmond Bomsel was a lawyer, bibliophile and collector, patron of many Surrealists and artists. He financed the opening of André Breton's Gradiva gallery (1937) and was one of the founders of Dubuffet's Compagnie de l'Art Brut (1948). A very well preserved copy.