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BIFUR 2
(BIFUR). Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georges, Editor. Paris: Editions Du Carrefour, 1929. First Edition 1/3000. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Literary Journal. Good.. 191pp, 12 illustrations in b&w. Text in French. This is the second installment (of eight total) of the Surrealist-inflected Parisian art and literary journal "Bifur". It features contributions on or by Giorgio De Chirico, Lilika Nacos, Francis Picabia, Martin-Luis Guzman, Rene Daumal, Ramon Gomez De La Serna, Jean Giono, William Carlos Williams, Michel Leiris, Pierre MacOrlan, Boris Pilniak, Jean Sylviere, Pierre Minet, Nathan Altman, Robert Desnos, Gabriel Bounoure, and Caradoc Evans. Reproductions in heliogravure include works by Andre Masson, De Chirico, De La Serna, Paul Klee, Man Ray, and Germaine Krull. A presentable example of this notable late-twenties periodical whose exterior shows moderate overall wear with light soiling and creasing to the spine and covers as well as some chipping at the extremities. The textblock has toned with age - as is typical - but is quite sound with the exception of one small closed tear. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 005196
