Man Ray. Autobiography, letter from Juliet Man Ray and publicity print

(1) Man Ray, Self portrait. London, Andre Deutsch, 1963. Hardcover, missing dust-jacket, 23.5 x 16 cm, 402 pp. First English edition and first printing. Autobiography of the important photographer and Surrealist artist Man Ray (1890-1976), painting a candid record of his career, rich in anecdotes and sketches of the Paris art scene in the 1920s. The book opens with the printed dedication 'For Juliet', his wife, muse and companion Juliet Man Ray (1911-1991), an American dancer and model.

(2) Added is a handwritten letter by Juliet Man Ray to K. Schippers dated Dec. 5 1979, thanking him for sending a book and inviting him to visit her at her new address. She alludes to an earlier visit from Schipper to Man Ray and her in 1974. (3) Man Ray, portrait of Nusch Eluard and Sonia Mossé 1936. Undated halftone print for publication with handwritten notes on verso, crease in upper left corner, 25.2 x 20 cm. With some inlaid newspaper clippings. Provenance: collection K. Schippers. (total 3)