A consecutive run of the first ten issues of the this rare French avant-garde visual poetry magazine, profusely illustrated, issues approximately 28-32 pp. each. Quarto (11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches). Original black-and-white printed side-stapled wrappers, housed in original pictorial slipcase-style folder. Some light wear to folder especially along fold lines and edges, first couple of issues with some light wear and toning, overal excellent. Paris: Viuw/Iprimerie Primavera, 1983-1985.

A complete first volume of this 1980's French visual poetry magazine; the Bibliotheque d'Art et d'Archeologie in Switzerland, however, shows a holding of issues 1-14. The magazine was edited by contemporary artist and visual poet Al Pavl (b. 1946), and contains visual and concrete poetry, photography, illustrations, and other works.

Each issue has its own title and theme: 1. Le Plus Ancien Outil: Age de la Pierre Taillée; 2. L'Homo Erectus; 3. Homo Erectus ou Habilis? Appropriation du Feu ou Controle du Feu?; 4. Chasse à l'éléphant sur une grande échelle; 5. Premiers abris: Branchages; 6. Europe: Le Néan(der)T(hall); 7: Rites et funéraires SUR/VIE; 8. OURS objet d'1 culte!; 9. "A Peine croyable! Le Cro-Magnon" - Poèsie en action s'endette, Action en poèsie sans dette. Pourquoi un seul objectif?; and 10. Un Des Trois Pas Sage: Bering - New World.

Contributors to these issues included Bruno Montels, Graziella Borghesi, Charles Dreyfus, Claude Maillard, Arnaud Labelle Rojoux, Robert Filliou, Julien Blaine, Maxime Godard, Jacques Massa, Helios, Jean Luc Andre, Baby Rock, Olivier Lerch, Agnes Leloup, K'Roll, Yves Maraux, Marie-Helene Dhenin, Al Pavl, Y Pudu, Mars, John B. Cornaway, Philippe Bille, Denis Malanga, Sue Arrowsmith, Annie Esnol, Monty Cantsin, Robert Morillo, Jean-Marc Baillieu, and many others.

An exceedingly scarce magazine; as of March 2026, OCLC does not locate a single holding in a North American library.

Book ID: 53559

Price: $2,500.00