248 - Max Ernst - Benjamin Peret. *La Brebis galante*. Paris, Les Éditions Premières [Marcel Zerbib] 1949. With three color etchings, one lithograph (on the cover), 21 plates—mostly colored using the pochoir technique—based on drawings, 13 initials, and a closing vignette. Original cardboard binding with dust jacket, in a slipcase.

Max Ernst - Benjamin Peret. *La Brebis galante*. Paris, Les Éditions Premières [Marcel Zerbib] 1949. With three color etchings, one lithograph (on the cover), 21 plates—mostly colored using the pochoir technique—based on drawings, 13 initials, and a closing vignette. Original cardboard binding with dust jacket, in a slipcase. Call time: approx. 3:15 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 300 copies (total print run 321). - First edition; the text was written between 1922 and 1924. - Includes an extra set of illustrations in an original dust jacket featuring the repeated title etching. - Benjamin Péret (1899–1959) was one of the co-founders of Surrealism and, together with Pierre Naville, edited the first issues of *La Révolution surréaliste*. Spies/Leppien 28 G. - LC 2001 123. - Monod 8969. - A&B 100. - Lang, Surrealism 35 24 : 19.5 cm. 119, [3] pages. - The glassine of the slipcase is cut through along the spine. Spine damaged; front cover loose. - Endpaper with a smudge from the cover and traces of glue. Edges with some foxing. English description: With three color etchings, one lithograph (on the cover), 21 plates—mostly colored using the pochoir technique—based on drawings, 13 initials, and a closing vignette. Original hardcover with dust jacket in a slipcase. One of 300 copies (total print run 321). - First edition; the text was written between 1922 and 1924. - Includes an extra set of illustrations in its original dust jacket featuring the repeated title etching. - Benjamin Péret (1899–1959) was one of the co-founders of Surrealism and, together with Pierre Naville, edited the first issues of *La Révolution surréaliste*. - “A leading member of both the Dada and Surrealist movements, Max Ernst found book illustration to be an effective mode of artistic expression and communication. His juxtaposed portfolio and slipcase, featuring found images and the use of collage techniques and invented imagery, are hallmarks of his irrational and dreamlike art.” (Robert Flynn Johnson, in: Logan Collection). - “A major Surrealist illustrated book” (Renée Riese Hubert, in: *Surrealism and the Book*, p. 34). The glassine on the spine of the slipcase is torn. The spine is damaged, and the front cover is loose. - The endpaper has an offset from the cover and traces of glue. The edges have a few foxing spots.