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the cover of the book la vie des lettress is showna close up of a piece of paper on a white surfacea black and white drawing of a still lifean old black and white photo of a man standing in front of a paintinga black and white picture of a poem on a walla black and white drawing of a man with glassesan image of a black and white drawing of a cat sitting on a table
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70 - [COLLECTIVE]. SUARES, André; PICABIA, Francis and COCTEAU, J…
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[COLLECTIVE]. SUARES, André; PICABIA, Francis and COCTEAU, Jean. *La Vie des Lettres*. No. 5, July 1921. Paris, Jacques Povolozky & Cie, July 1921. In-4 (28 x 19 cm), paperback with cover illustrated by Albert Gleizes. pp. 505–625. Cover sun-faded, with a partial tear along the top edge and at the edge of the cover. ‎First edition of issue 5 (July 1921) of this avant-garde literary and artistic journal edited by Nicolas Beauduin and William Speth. Contains previously unpublished works (poems and prose) by André Suarès: ‘Poème du Temps qui meurt’; Francis Picabia: ‘Zona’; Jean Cocteau: ‘Poème’; František Kupka: ‘Créer’ … The issue is adorned with wood engravings and black-and-white drawings by Gallien, Max Jacob, Barradas… as well as two double-sided glossy paper inserts featuring reproductions of works by Louis Marcoussis and Raymond Duchamp-Villon. An avant-garde literary and artistic journal founded in the early 20th century, first published in 1913–1914, then continued (new series) between 1920 and 1926.
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