Limited edition of Ernst's frottage drawings, with 52 plates omitted from the 1926 edition along with the original 34 plates, texts by Eluard, Arp, and Ernst's own "Leitfaden," in a sturdy library binding with the original lithographed cover bound in.
First US edition of this imposing and heavily illustrated monograph, completed with the artist's approval and including the text of his "Notes for a Biography" along with criticism by Patrick Waldberg, Uwe M. Schneede, and Diana Waldman.
Monograph accompanying an exhibition on the first 15 years of Ernst's career, 1912 to 1927. With a preface by Walter Hopps and introductory essay by Werner Spies.
