Hans Bellmer. Various publications

by the groundbreaking German Surrealist photographer (1902-1975), known for his life-sized pubescent female dolls of the 1930s and his explicit erotic drawings, photographs and prints. (1) Hommage a Hans Bellmer. Paris, Galerie Francois Petit, 1976. Staplebound, 25 x 21 cm, 24 pp. Exhibition catalogue. French text 'Bellmer et Le Corps Multiple' by Jean Brun, with b/w reproductions of works. Staples rusty, else near mint. (2) Hans Bellmer Photographe: 67 photographies inédites. Paris, Galerie Francois Petit, 1983. Staple bound, 23.5 x 17.8 cm, 20 pp. Exhibition catalogue with amazing b/w reproductions of the Poupée series of the 1930s.

(3) Hans Bellmer Photographe. Paris, Editions Filipacchi / Centre Georges Pompidou, 1983. Hardcover exhibition catalogue, 31 x 21.5 cm, 151 pp. First Edition. With over 150 photographs, some in colour. Well-preserved copy. (4) Hans Bellmer. Edited by Peter Webb with Robert Short. London/Melbourne/New York, Quartet Books, 1985. Hardcover, 27 x 22 cm, 300 pp. Dust-jacket with some wear, fine copy. (5) Hans Bellmer, Anatomie du désir. Paris, Gallimard/ Centre Pompidou, 2006. Softcover, 24.5 x 20.5 cm, 259 pp, profusely illustrated in colour. Exhibition catalogue edited by Agnes de la Beaumelle. Text in French. Fine copy. (total 5)