About this title: In the years following World War I the way we perceive the world was turned upside down by a group of writers, painters and film-makers: the surrealists. Their aim was to revolutionize the arts and through them everything else. This text follows the growth of the surrealist movement. It focuses on the lives of the movements central characters, Marcel Duchamp, Andre Breton, Louis Aragon, and the outrageous Salvador Dali as their dilemmas, struggles and achievements came to mirror the way the world changed between the wars.
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Edition: American ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Date Published: 09/1999
ISBN-13:9780802116536ISBN:0802116531
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 528 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0802116531 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 1999-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Pr
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780802116536ISBN:0802116531
Description: As New in As New dust jacket. 0802116531. 1.5 x 9.5 x 6.25 Inches; 527 pages; In the years following World War I, a small group of writers, painters, and filmmakers called the Surrealists set out to change the way we perceive the world. In Surreal Lives, Ruth Brandon follows the lives and interactions of such firecracker minds as the movement's didactic "Pope, " Andre Breton, and the ambitious and manic Salvador Dali, as well as Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, Man Ray, Max Ernst ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780802116536ISBN:0802116531
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. Hardback. Stated First American Edition. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 525pp with index and bibliography. Illustrated with B&W photos. read more
Edition: 1st American
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Grove, New York
Date Published: c1999
ISBN-13:9780802116536ISBN:0802116531
Description: b/w photos. Fine, fine dj, black & brown bds. Clean, tight, giftworthy! 527 pgs, ISBN: 0-8021-1653-1. Salvador Dali dj art. Bunuel, Tzara, Paul Eluard, Breton, Max Ernst, S.W. Hayter, Duchamp, et al. read more
Description: FINE/Trade pb. In-depth study of Dali, Max Ernst and the other main surrealists and their movement. Small but very influential. With inside stories, illustrated. As-new, no markings, clean and bright, tight binding. 1999, Groove trade pb, 1st printing, 525 pp read more
Edition: First edition. American ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780802116536ISBN:0802116531
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Minimal library markings. Binding strong & tight, pages bright, clean. Text unmarked. No dog ears. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 528 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1999
Description: The Surrealists 1917-1945. Very fine and bright in like dustjackect. Profusely illustrated with a knowing authority on the subject. Attractive. read more
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