Dada Almanach : im Auftrag des Zentralamts der Deutschen Dada-Bewegung / herausgegeben von Richard Huelsenbeck ; mit Bildern.

First edition of the largest collection of Dadaist texts ever assembled by the movement, published in the wake of the First International Dada Fair in Berlin. From bookseller's description: "This book fulfills the criteria of an almanac, thus purporting the Dada movement to be an 'established' and w...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Zentralamt der Deutschen Dada-Bewegung
National Art Library (Great Britain) (Former owner)
Other Authors: Huelsenbeck, Richard, 1892-1974
Tzara, Tristan, 1896-1963
Mehring, Walter, 1896-1981
Baader, Johannes, 1875-1955
Picabia, Francis, 1879-1953
Ball, Hugo, 1886-1927
Arp, Jean, 1887-1966
Schmalhausen, Otto
Language:German
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Chiefly in German; some contributions in French.
Published: Berlin : Erich Reiß Verlag, ©1920.
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Ownership and Custodial History:
Inscription in pencil inside upper cover: "Austin Desmond" (this may be the London 20th-century art dealer); pencil inscription of the names of several Dada artists on inside rear cover; ink stamp inside upper cover: "National Art Library : V & A Museum : withdrawn"; inscription next to ink stamp: "GR 8/8/95"; bookseller's description, by Henry Sotheran Limited, London, England, available in MSS 466, Box 5, Folder 52.
Binding Information:
In publisher's illustrated buff paper covers (illustrations is a reproduction of a collage by Otto Schmalhausen [death mask of Beethoven with a mustache]); inscription on spine: "Dada-Almanach. 1920".
Physical Description:2 unnumbered pages, 159 pages, 1 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits ; 19 cm
Format: Book

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