Marchand du Sel: Writings of Marcel Duchamp

DUCHAMP, Marcel. Marchand du Sel: Écrits de Marcel Duchamp. Paris: Le Terrain Vague, 1958. First original edition. Collection '391' directed by Michel Sanouillet. 8vo, illustrated publisher's wrappers with celebrated photographic portrait of the artist on cover. Edition of 2,000 copies on Cellunaf Alfa paper. Fundamental and first systematic collection of theoretical writings, notes, aphorisms and texts by the master of the ready-made and cardinal figure of twentieth-century conceptual art. Includes celebrated wordplay, reflections on the Green Box and texts related to the Large Glass. Copy in good condition with normal wear to cover, small losses at corners, spine slightly discolored. Essential work for any collection dedicated to historical avant-gardes and Dadaism.