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180 - ARTAUD (Antonin). Set of 4 volumes: - *Van Gogh: Society’s S…
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ARTAUD (Antonin). Set of 4 volumes: - *Van Gogh: Society’s Suicide*. Paris, k éditeur, 1947. In-12, paperback, illustrated cover. First edition. Separate plate reproductions. Copy no. XVII of 30 H.C. - *The Theatre and Its Double*. Paris, NRF, ‘Métamorphoses’ series, [1938]. In-8 paperback, printed cover. First edition. - Single issue of the journal *NYZA* (editor: Rico di Sacci) from 1948, in which the text of “Pour en finir avec le Jugement de Dieu” appeared in pre-publication form (a note on page 4 states that “this text will be published at a later date by Éditions K. in booklet form”). This non-commercial journal was published in defiance of ORTF censorship, just a few days before Artaud’s death on 4 March 1948. The issue also contains an unpublished short story by Kafka (“The Duty Fulfilled”), a text by Boris Vian (“The Deserted Road”), “The Chronicle of the Lying Dog” by Dick Sanders, unpublished drawings by Jean Boullet, etc. Rare. - *New Writings from Rodez*. Letters to Dr Ferdière and other unpublished texts, followed by *Six Letters to Marie Dubuc*. Preface by Dr Gaston Ferdière. Introduction and notes by Pierre Chaleix. Paris, Gallimard, 1977. In-8 paperback, colour-illustrated cover with flaps. First edition. Press copy inscribed with an E.A.S. from P. Chaleix to Jean-Louis BORY.
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