BRASSAIABAA
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1934réf. 26971Paris: Paris-Publications N.d. c. 1934. Lacking spirals most copies with intact spiral bindings are not original; a very good copy creased at the top edge with soiling to the distinctive orange wrappers. Presumed second issue of Brassai's first book disavowed due to contractual conflicts. Thin quarto spiral-bound. With 38 photographs of Parisian nightlife that while chaste now were deemed to racy for inclusion in "Paris de Nuit". SIGNED by Brassai and inscribed to publisher Nicholas Callaway: "Pour Nicholas / Callaway / un livre / à hion insu / bien amicalement / le 3 mai 1981. Brassai." Very uncommon signed. Paris: Paris-Publications unknown books
1933réf. 24590Paris: Edition Arts et Métiers Graphiques 1933. Former owner's innocuous book plate signature that reads "Brassai" but likely not in the photographer's hand light edge creases to the bottom corners gently handled with minor wear; a solid very good copy lacking serious defects in photo-illustrated spiral-bound wrappers. First Edition. Spiral bound quarto sixty-four gravure plates. The best-known and most iconic of the great Paris photobooks printed in a deep gravure so tactile it seems almost as if charcoal will rub off on the hands of the viewer. The cobblestone covers and endpapers are particularly evocative. Parr / Badger v1 134; Roth 76-77. Paris: Edition Arts et Métiers Graphiques unknown books
1982réf. Embry 136988Viking 1982. First U.S. edition. Spine with slight lean else fine in fine faintly rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover. Full page b&w photographs by Brassai. Viking, 1982. First U.S. edition. unknown books
1952réf. 19075Paris: Editions Neuf 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig.gilt lettered red cloth with mounted front cover photograph of Brassai. Near fine. Unpaginated. Approx. 72 pages. 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 cm. Illustrated with a host of reproductions of Brassai photographs -- including drawings and sculptures. French text: by Henry Miller and an autobiographical essay by Brassai on his early years. Rubbing to back cover at center fore-edge otherwise a bright and fresh copy. Editions Neuf hardcover books
1933réf. 321328Paris: Édition Arts et Métiers Graphiques 1933. First edition first printing. 62 full-page gravure plates including photographic covers. 4to. Spiral bound stiff wraps. Some light creasing but a very attractive copy of an often damaged book. Housed in custom black cloth clamshell box. First edition first printing. 62 full-page gravure plates including photographic covers. 4to. Roth 101 p. 76-77. Parr and Badger Vol. 1 p. 134 Édition Arts et Métiers Graphiques unknown books
1949réf. PB44784First printing. 95 pages 9 ¾ x 7 inches cloth with dust jacket jacket worn and chipped two sections missing from front cover. Many reproductions from photographs by Brassai featuring his unique vision of nocturnal Paris. The Focal Press hardcover books
réf. 20356BRASSAÃ. 1899-1984. Hungarian-French photographer best known for his photographs of Parisian nightlife. ALS. "Brassaï". 1p. 8vo. Dover February 10 1971. To Hungarian-American filmmaker photojournalist and author STEFAN LORANT 1901-1997. In French with translation. "Thanks for your newspaper cutting. Yes I had a little exhibition in Paris first October '70 next in London January of 30 panels of color. We have stayed 8 days in this clinic in old Enton Hall Hydro. Massage every day osteopath hydrotherapy and always fasting fasting fasting… During one week we were given 3 fruits per day and a tea without anything. And an enema – 'irrigation' with 60 liters of water! We met Americans there who are from Boston. As postmen are on strike at Glais I send this letter to Boulogne. Kisses for you and Lauy and the children. Yours…" Born Gyula Halász in the Hungarian city of Brassó Brassaï first visited Paris at the age of three while his father taught at the Sorbonne. He returned to the City of Light in 1924 joining a number of Hungarian expatriates and taking a job as a journalist. He supplemented his writing with photographs of the city and it was in that medium that he made his mark. Adopting the pseudonym Brassaï his 1933 collection of photographs Paris de nuit was pioneering in its technique as well as for thevarietyof scenes it depicted. Inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec Brassaï captured the people of Paris from the Left Bank's brothels and gangs to the city's cultural institutions and elite society. Our letter refers to Brassaï's exhibition "Trente panneaux couleur" at Paris' Galerie Rencontre which was held from October 7 to November 7 1970. Enton Hall was an estate built in 1880 and later converted into a health spa. Its most famous client was Ian Fleming who after his 1956 stay included James Bond's visit to a fictionalized version of the spa called "Shrublands" in his thriller Thunderball. Born in Hungary Lorant made a career as a filmmaker in Austria and Germany before being jailed in 1933 for his opposition to Hitler. Upon his release he immigrated to the United States where over the course of 40 years he authored and edited numerous photography books including Lincoln: A Picture Story of His Life The Glorious Burden about United States Presidentsand Sieg Heil! a history of Germany. Lorant had many prominent friends including John and Jacqueline Kennedy Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich. He was an advisor to Lifemagazine founder Henry Luce and an early supporter of Winston Churchill. Accompanied by a 1991 letter written by Brassaï's wife Gilberte Boyer as well as a fragment in her hand about Stefan written on the verso of Brassaï's letter on illustrated Enton Hall Hydro stationery. In fine condition and uncommon. books
1982réf. 159716New York: The Viking Press 1982. Hardcover. VG/G; dj is worn at edges but still protective. Beige cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Maroon dj with bw photo and putty lettering. 223 pp. with bw photos throughout. Vignettes of Brassai's artist-friends - all the usual big-name European contemporaries of Brassai. With photos of the artists and some of their work. Translation from the French by Richard Miller. The Viking Press hardcover books
1949réf. 66959Paris: Les Editions Pont de Jour 1949. First Edition. Wraps. Near fine. Limited to 2600 copies this is copy No. 407. A collection of poetry by the Hungarian-French photographer sculptor and writer with an introduction by Henry Miller. Text in French. Inscribed and signed by Brassai opposite the title page. 16mo. Printed on Velin Alfa paper and bound in light brown paper wrappers. Near fine. Les Editions Pont de Jour unknown books
1997réf. 280750Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1997. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Translated from the Hungarian by Peter Laki and Barna Kantor. Near fine with sticker shadow on front wrapper. University of Chicago Press unknown books
1949réf. 005034France: Les Editions Du Point Du Jour 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. First edition in card wrappers. #1791 of 2000 copies in card wrappers. A book of poems in French by the celebrated photographer. Introduction by Henry Miller. Near fine condition. Les Editions Du Point Du Jour paperback books
1958réf. 30204Paris: The Olympia Press 1958. Second edition. Brassaï. Original printed wrappers a little separation at front hinge; extremities lightly rubbed; gift inscription on front endpaper; very good. The Olympia Press unknown books
1999réf. 226957Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts & Abrams 1999. Hardcover. 367p. 10x13.25 inches foreword essays and appreciations interview with Brassai notes portfolio catalogue of the exhibition history bibliography. index some bleeding of adhesive at front hinge of paste-down endpaper and mild fading to tail of spine otherwise very good first edition monograph accompanying the exhibition in black pictorial boards with black cloth backstrip and silver foil titles. The Museum of Fine Arts & Abrams hardcover books
1976réf. 013626Pantheon 1976. Book. Illus. by Brassai. Fine. Hardcover. Presentation By Author. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine copy In Like Jacket First Edition.$17.95 On Flap.Preentation in French In Year of Publication.Excellent Copy Without Wear Very Scarce Signed. Pantheon Hardcover books
1982réf. 145653New York: The Viking Press 1982. Hardcover. G Top of dj and book block have once been wet and are slightly wavy; otherwise pretty good. Tan cloth gilt letters on spine burgundy & illus. dust jacket 224 pp. many BW illus. Hungarian photographer and writer Brassai 1899-1984 "shares his photographs of Braque Dali Dufy Giacometti Leger Matisse Miro Picasso Rouault Maillol and a dozen others as well as his pungent impressions of them and delectable bits and pieces of their conversations about art fellow artists the affairs of the day their own personal lives their ambitions and frustrations." dj. The Viking Press hardcover books
1976réf. D16946New York: Pantheon 1976. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A visual and textual portrait of the debauched underbelly of Paris in the 1930's with photographs and accompanying stories and anecdotes by Brassai. Organized into chapters from "The Urinals of Paris" to "Ladies of the Evening." Inscribed in French by Brassai in the year of publication to Grace Meyer former head of MOMA. A very nice association. With an invitation addressed to Meyer to the show for the book held at Marlborough Gallery in NYC. "This is a stunning view of the forbidden Paris of the thirties its brothels its whores its pimps its opium dens the sordid yet fascinating world where high society mingled with the underworld." Pantheon hardcover books
1952réf. 10699France: Arthaud 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition. Maquette et realisation de Claude Arthaud. Text by Cali with mostly black and white photographs of Paris by day and night by Brassai. A near fine example in decorated boards in near fine clear glassine wrapper. Text in French. Arthaud hardcover books
1958réf. WRCLIT71408Paris: The Olympia Press 1958. 12mo. Stiff decorated wrappers by T. Tajiri. Illustrated with full-page photographs by Brassaï. Minor use at wrapper edges otherwise about fine. Second edition impression after the first of 1956. The colophon imprimatur is dated December 1957. S&J A100c. KEARNEY & CARROLL 1.16.2. The Olympia Press unknown books
1982réf. WRCLIT65153New York: Viking 1982. Quarto. Gilt cloth. First US edition. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Conversational and photographic reminiscences of his friends: Braque Dali Dufy Giacometti Leger Matisse Miro Picasso Rouault Maillol among others. Bookplate affixed to front pastedown trace of faint dust marking to top edge otherwise near fine in dust jacket with a small nick at top edge of front panel. Viking hardcover books
1933réf. 160514012Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques 1933. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Good. Spiral bound stiff wraps. Good. Edge wear and creasing cover; wear to pages and cover along coil binding. Light staining to several pages and light general waviness. Text by Paul Morand and photos by Brassai who so wonderfully captured the mystery and nocturnal beauty of Paris in the 1930s. Arts et Metiers Graphiques unknown books
1949réf. 1453Paris: Les Éditions du Point du Jour 1949. First Edition First Printing. 16mo 6 1/2 inches /165 mm 90 pages in wrappers. Pages largely unopened and age-toned. Wrappers soiled. Overall a Very Good copy of a fragile volume. INSCRIBED by Brassaï on the half title: "Pour Françoise / bien amicalement / Brassaï / Paris / de 9 mai 1977." A volume of poems by the great Hungarian-French photographer who was born Gyula Halász 1899-1984. With an introduction by American writer and fellow Paris resident Henry Miller. This volume comes with a certificate of authenticity from the husband of the recipient both of whom were friends of Brassaï. One of 2500 numbered copies on Vélin Alfa. SCARCE SIGNED. Les Éditions du Point du Jour unknown books
réf. 13232Used; Like New/Used; Like New. An important collection of early sketchbooks and original drawings from the influential Hungarian-born French photographer sculptor writer and filmmaker. The three sketchbooks one dated 1915 and one with drawings dated 1916 contain a total of 104 pages of pencil ink charcoal and watercolor drawings including portraits animal and figure studies architectural drawings and geometrical shapes. Some works are captioned in Hungarian. An interesting and important record of the artist's very early work accomplished as a young man during World War I in Transylvania. The first sketchbook of lined paper is inscribed with Brassaï's name Halász G. Y. and dated Brassó Brassaï's hometown in Transylvania 1915. 44 pp. drawings in total. Heavy wear and fraying to the boards; slight water stains; internally in very good condition. 6.5 x 8 inches 16.5 x 20.5 cm. Contents: 1 full-page ink drawing of a crowd of people dated Oct. 30; 4 pages of pencil studies of men in uniform seated and standing dated Nov. 3-5; ink drawing of a group of standing women dated Nov. 5; ink drawing and colored pencil drawing of standing figures dated Nov. 5; 2 pages of pencil drawings of standing figures dated Nov. 5; 5 pages of pencil and colored pencil drawings of a young boy dated Nov. 6-8; 1 page of pencil drawings of people with umbrellas dated Nov. 10; 2 pages of rough pencil sketches of a face dog and a female figure dated Nov. 10; 1 page drawings of a woman heavily shaded in pencil dated Nov 10; 2 pages rough pencil sketches of people backs and studies of arms dated Nov. 10; 2 pages pencil drawings of a young boy standing dated Nov 10; 1 page rough sketches of men undated; 2 pages rough pencil sketches of a dog dated Nov. 11; 1 page pencil sketch of a seated man and rough figures dated Nov. 11; 1 page very bold pencil studies of fighting figures dated Nov. 11; 1 page pencil studies of standing figures dated Nov. 10; 1 page rough pencil sketches of a young child dated Nov. 13; 1 page rough pencil sketches of standing figures dated Nov. 13; 1 page pencil sketch of a man with glasses and mustache dated Nov. 13; 2 pages pencil sketches of a young child dated Nov. 14; 1 page pencil sketches of standing figures undated; 1 page bold pencil sketches of standing figures dated Nov. 14; 1 page rough sketches of standing figures and shapes dated Nov. 15; 1 page bold pencil sketches of a dog and a child dated Nov. 16; 1 page pencil drawings of a young child dated Nov. 17; 5 pages pencil sketches of standing figures dated Nov. 19; 1 full-page pencil drawing of an outdoor scene at a fair dated Nov. 19. The second sketchbook of grid paper contains drawings dated 1916 many with captions in Hungarian. Scribbles mathematical calculations and geometric diagrams on the endpapers. Most of the drawings are identified as having been drawn in Szászsebes Sebeș Transylvania or Brassó. 42 pp. drawings in total. Heavy wear and fraying to the boards; several pages removed; otherwise in fine condition internally. 6 x 9 inches 14.5 x 22.5 cm. Contents: 1 loose full-page pencil drawing of men in uniform with a van outside a gate dated Sep. 11; 1 loose page drawings of a young child dated Jan. 1; 1 loose full-page drawing of a man with beard in profile; 1 loose page drawings of men and women part of the page cut away dated Sep. 17; 1 page pencil drawings of women at a fair dated Jul. 20; 1 page pencil drawing of a man in uniform dated Jul. 20; 1 full-page pencil drawing of women at a market stall dated Jul. 20; 1 page pencil drawings of standing and seated figures with headscarves dated Jul. 20; 1 full-page pencil drawing of people at a cheese chart dated Jul. 20; 1 page small pencil sketch of a standing woman dated Jul. 20; 1 page pencil sketch of a group of standing figures dated Jul. 22; 1 page pencil sketches of chickens; 1 page pencil drawings of pigs; 1 page very small pencil drawings of figures approaching a wall dated Jul. 22; 1 page pencil drawings of cows dated Jul. 22; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a boy playing a viola dated Jul. 30; 1 page pencil drawing of a pig dated Jul. 26; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a boy in a tree dated Jul. 26; 1 full-page pencil drawing of cows dated Jul. 27; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a family with a covered wagon dated Jul. 27; 1 page rough ink and pencil drawings of a boy; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a boy looking out a window dated Jul. 27; 1 full-page pencil drawing of two men playing flute and violin dated Jul. 30; 1 full-page ink drawing of people working with a large barrel in the center dated Jul. 27; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a doll dated Jul. 31; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a fence flowers and trees dated Jul. 31; 1 page pencil drawing of two men in uniform at a fence dated Aug. 5; 1 page pencil drawing of a pig dated Aug. 1; 1 page small pencil drawings of cats and birds dated Aug. 1; 1 page pencil drawing of people at a table; 1 page pencil drawing of a train traveling around a curve dated Aug. 5; 1 full-page pencil drawing of people waiting at a train station dated Aug. 5; 1 page small colored pencil drawings of ducks chickens and rabbits dated Aug. 8; 1 page colored pencil drawing of a figure on a park bench dated Aug. 8; 1 page colored pencil drawing of 3 figures at a table with a lantern dated Aug. 9; 1 page ink drawing of men in unfirom sitting under a tree dated Aug. 10; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a male semi-nude dated Aug. 11; 1 page small pencil drawings of squirrels in a tree dated Aug. 14; 1 full-page pencil drawing of the view over a fence; 1 page bold ink sketch of a half-length figure; 1 full-page ink drawing of a landscape with cows dated Aug. 23; 1 full-page pencil sketch of figures in a house. The third sketchbook of blank paper is labeled on the cover: "Halász Gyulas / Ábrázoló geometria" "Descriptive geometry." Undated. 18 pp. drawings in total. Some external wear internally in fine condition except for light toning. 7.5 x 9.75 inches 19.5 x 24.5 cm. Contents: 1 page pencil and ink architectural drawings; 1 page ink drawing of a fountain with another small ink sketch; 1 page architectural ink drawing with charcoal scribbles at the foot; 1 full-page charcoal drawing of a house; 1 page ink drawings of city buildings and trees; 1 full-page ink and watercolor drawing of concrete buildings; 7 pages geometrical pencil diagrams with captions in Hungarian; 2 pages blue and black ink and pencil lettering geometrical designs and architectural details; 1 page small architectural ink drawings; 1 page pencil and charcoal drawing with studies of a male head; 1 full-page ink and pencil drawing of concrete buildings. Together with two large original drawings one of a woman dated Berlin April 1921 approx. 48 x 42 cm and one of an old woman approx. 60 x 45.5 cm. Each signed "Halász" upper right. Known primarily for his dramatic photographs of Paris at night the artist's pseudonym Brassaï is derived from the name of his native city. He trained as an artist and settled in Paris in 1924 working there as a sculptor painter and journalist and associating with such artists as Pablo Picasso Joan Miró Salvador Dalí and the writer Henry Miller. Although he disliked photography at the time he found it necessary to use it in his journalistic assignments and soon came to appreciate the medium's unique aesthetic qualities. In his remarkable oeuvre of photographs Brassai imbues even the most inanimate images with a warm sense of human life. The present early collection of drawings shows the artist honing his eye through keen observation of detail and nuance precisely the qualities which would inform the work for which he is today best remembered. hardcover books
1972réf. 6045221972. "Brassai" boldly penned in black ink on his engraved Brassai 81 Rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques Paris letterhead January 18 1972. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4"; 1 page recto only. To Monsieur John Gruen c/o The New York Magazine 207 East 32nd Street New York N.Y. 10016 U.S.A. In part: ". . . Please forgive me for taking so long for thanking you . . . Your article in New York Magazine was so understanding and friendly! . . . If you would like to I would like you to choose one of my photographs those that are signed and numbered from 1 to 30 at the Schoelkopf Gallery. It would truly make me very happy . . . I am working very hard on tapestries and sculptures . . . They will be in a show in a large Parisian gallery avenue Matignon. Opening day 22 March is approaching . . . A Brassai show . . . last year to Australia and New Zealand . . . South America . . . Mexico City Buenos Aires . . . I am surprised at the success of my photographs . . . With gratitude and friendship . . .". Signed by Authors. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. unknown books
1976réf. mon0000507556Thames & Hudson Ltd 08/11/1976 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 2.0305 in x 27.1574 in x 21.5736 in. Thames & Hudson Ltd hardcover
réf. ANAIS-2080107135Flammarion. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Flammarion hardcover
