Rupture Inaugurale. Déclaration adoptée le 21 Juin 1947 par le groupe en France pour définir son attitude préjudicielle a l'égard de toute politique partisane
- Paris: Éditions Surréalistes, 1947
Paris: Éditions Surréalistes, 1947. First Edition. Octavo. Staple-bound wrappers; 14pp; photographic frontispiece and terminal ad leaf on glossy paper; overprinted in red on front cover and title page. Covers toned as usual; text mildly aged but remains supple and free of soil. Very Good. The frontispiece photograph is attributed to Man Ray, from his series of photographs of the ruins of De Sade's chateau in Provence.
Important post-war manifesto of the "Cause" group, breaking the Surrealists' connection to all political parties and especially denouncing the Stalinization of the Communists. According to Gershman, the text was written by Henri Pastoureau. Signed in type at conclusion of text by 48 members, including Breton, Alexandrian, Bellmer, Baskine and others. GERSHMAN (Bibliography of the Surrealist Movement in France) p.56.
Important post-war manifesto of the "Cause" group, breaking the Surrealists' connection to all political parties and especially denouncing the Stalinization of the Communists. According to Gershman, the text was written by Henri Pastoureau. Signed in type at conclusion of text by 48 members, including Breton, Alexandrian, Bellmer, Baskine and others. GERSHMAN (Bibliography of the Surrealist Movement in France) p.56.