BRETON ANDRE: (1896-1966) French Writer and Poet. One of the main figures and co-founder of Surrealism. An excellent content A.L.S., `André Breton´, two pages, 4to, Paris, 30th October 1928, to an unidentified `Mademoiselle´, in French. The letter is written on the attractive surrealist journal ''La Révolution Surréaliste'' printed stationery, with attractive printed red and black monogramme to the upper left corner, also bearing the printed text ''42, Rue Fontaine, Paris - 9º, Téléphone - Trudaine 38-18. Directeur - André Breton''. Breton refers to the Surrealism Manifesto and to what is in his opinion an opportune time for it coinciding with the reopening of the Surrealist Gallery which will be taken in charge by himself and by Aragon, and states `Je ne trouve pas a joindre au ''Manifesto du Surréalisme'' proprement dit, d´autre texte que ''Poisson soluble'' et je tenais essentiellement à ce que cette partie de l´ouvrage fut réimprimé. Je serais dispose a y joindre une preface ou une postface assez importante dont le texte vous serait soumis au courant de novembre, au cas ou cette adjonction vous paraitrait possible et ou vous me diriez quelle longueur elle ne peut excéder.´ (''I cannot find to attach to the ''Manifesto du Surréalisme'' itself, any other text than ''Soluble Fish'' and I mainly wanted that this part of the work was reprinted. I would be ready to attach a preface or a rather important postface whose text would be submitted to you during the month of November, in case that this addition would appear possible to you and you would tell me how long it could be´) Breton further refers to the re-opening of his gallery, saying `Elle me parait d´autant plus opportune que j´espere qu´elle pourra coincider avec la réouverture de la Galery Surréaliste, dont Aragon et moi prenons la direction´(''It seems to me all the more opportune as I hope that it would coincide with the reopening of the Surrealist Gallery which Aragon and I are taking in charge'') Extremely small minor tear to the bottom edge, otherwise VG to EX

La Révolution Surréaliste was a Surrealist Parisian publication issued between 1924 and 1929. Shortly after releasing the first Surrealist Manifesto which re-edition André Breton refers to in the present letter. Breton published the inaugural issue. A scandalous and revolutionary journal, which included reproductions of art works by De Chirico, Ernst, Masson, Man Ray, etc…

Poisson Soluble was a work written by André Breton in 1924. Its first edition had as preface the Surrealist Manifesto.

Louis Aragon (1897-1982) French Poet and a leading member of the Surrealist movement in France. He co-founded with André Breton the surrealist review ''Litterature''. Louis Aragon was several times a Nobel Prize in Literature nominee.