Le Soleil Noir - Positions no. 1, "La Revolte en Question

Paris: Soleil Noir / Presses du Livre Français, 1952. First Edition. Trade issue (after 50 copies on Alfa). 12mo. Original printed wrappers; 127,(1)pp; illus, frontispiece and five unnumbered leaves of plates. Slight toning to spine, else a tight, Near Fine copy; the text is completely unopened (i.e., pages are uncut), clean and supple with practically no toning to the margins. Prospectus and order form laid-in. Text entirely in French.

Premier issue of Di Dio's short-lived surrealist quarterly, which ended after the double issue 3/4 in early 1953. Contributors include Antonin Artaud, Aimé Cesaire, Julien Gracq, Philippe Dechartre, others. Illustrations by Max Ernst, Paul Klee, Vasily Kandinsky, etc. Uncommon, especially in this condition.