Original edition of this essential text in Leiris’s work, which became
the classic of bullfighting literature, to counter the detractors of bullfighting.
to counter the detractors of bullfighting. Precious copy signed by the author to Paul
preserved in an admirable mosaic binding by Pierre-Lucien Martin. preserved in an admirable mosaic binding by Pierre-Lucien Martin.
et Mirror of Bullfighting. With 3 drawings by André Masson
Mirror of Bullfighting. With 3 drawings by André MassonMirror of Bullfighting. With 3 drawings by André Masson GLM (Acéphale, new series), 1938..
In-12 of (1) f.bl., 57 pp., (2) ff., (1) f.bl.
Half-mouse gray calf, smooth spine, boards decorated with a gray paper mosaic, untrimmed, gilt head, covers and spine preserved, slipcase (
166 x 123 mm.Original edition.Original edition.
Original edition.
This volume is the first and only title published in the new series of the Acéphale journal.
The copy bears this signed autograph inscription on the half-title:
In sincere friendship
A In sincere friendship preserved in an admirable mosaic binding by Pierre-Lucien Martin.,
It is illustrated with three compositions by André Masson, including one on a double page.
It is illustrated with three compositions by André Masson, including one on a double page.
In the art of the bullfighter, Leiris finds the dizzying illustration of a ceremonial that strangely resembles both eroticism and the sacred, but above all writing: death is touched with the fingertips. For the bullfighter, as for the poet and the lover, he writes, “all action is based on the infinitesimal but tragic crack by which what is unfinished (literally: infinite) in our condition betrays itself.”
Published in 1938, this text, essential in Leiris’s work, has become the classic of bullfighting literature, indispensable to counter the detractors of bullfighting.
Two corrections by the author’s hand in the text.
Superb binding by Pierre-Lucien Martin adorned, on the boards, with a mosaic of paper and mouse gray calf.
Superbe reliure de Pierre-Lucien Martin ornée, sur les plats, d’une mosaïque de papier et de veau gris souris.
