TANGUY Yves. PÉRET Benjamin. - Lot 296

TANGUY Yves. PÉRET Benjamin. DORMIR DORMIR DANS LES PIERRES. Paris, Éditions Surréalistes, 1927. In-8, illustrated cover by Tanguy, paperback (spine rebacked). Original edition limited to 220 copies, illustrated with 14 reproduced drawings by Yves Tanguy, including the cover on the title page and 3 hors texte. The cover is enhanced in gouache, as are the three out-of-text illustrations, by Yves Tanguy. The copy, signed by Benjamin Péret and Yves Tanguy at the justification, includes a fine original ink drawing signed and dedicated: Pour Roger Livet son vieil ami Yves Tanguy 1937 . Roget Livet, a French film director who was close to the Surrealist group, made several short Surrealist films, including Fleurs meurtries (1929), in collaboration with René Magritte. This was followed by a photographic album entitled Avant la guerre (1934) and a film, Une regrettable affaire. In 1952, he collaborated with Yves Bonnefoy on the film Royaume de ce monde.