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La Société du Spectacle (1967)

10 Monday Jun 2013

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Debord, Guy. La Société du Spectacle. Paris: Buchet-Chastel, 14 November 1967. 14 x 21.5 cm; 175 pages. White cover with title printed in black, bound in contemporary black binding.

First edition, first printing of Guy Debord’s magnum opus. Self portrait of Debord on back cover, placed in the left quartal of the page, as called for with true first issue. Buchet-Chastel issued two more printings, in 1969 and 1971, before Debord transferred the rights to Champ Libre and, eventually, Gallimard (whom Debord had many times insulted in his lifetime…). This copy comes in a contemporary, sober black binding that reflects the serious tone of this “book of theory”

P-S: It was rightly pointed out that Buchet-Chastel issued a fourth printing in 1972, following the Champ Libre publication

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La Société du Spectacle – Dossier de Presse du Film [1973]

10 Monday Jun 2013

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Debord, Guy. La Société du Spectacle: Dossier de Presse du Film. Paris: Simar Films, 1973. 20 p.; ill. 21 x 29.5 cm.

This is a rather unique piece of Situationist ephemera – the “Dossier de Presse” released on the occasion of the release of Guy Debord’s La Société du Spectacle in 1971. Contents include: a an introduction to the film, excerpts from press articles about the film, and a biography of Debord. The publisher, Simar Films, was set up by Gerard Lebovici to produce Debord’s films.

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La Nuit [1961]

05 Wednesday Jun 2013

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Bernstein, Michele. La Nuit. Paris: Buchet-Chastel, Septembre 1961. 181 p.; 20 cm; cream-colored cover in contemporary blue binding.

Second roman de celle qui fut la première épouse de Guy Debord, La Nuit forme un savoureux pastiche du Nouveau du Roman – en vogue à l’époque. Reprenant la même histoire que dans Tous Les Chevaux du Roi (publié l’année précédente), l’ouvrage “dépeint le quotidien et les amours d’un jeune couple ‘moderne’, comme l’on disait alors. On peut reconnaitre Bernstein et Debord sous les traits des deux héros” (Gonzalvez). Longtemps épuisé – et introuvable – l’ouvrage est de nouveau disponible chez Allia (2013).

L’exemplaire que nous présentons a la particularité d’être relié dans une couverture bleue cartonnée et entoilée qui n’est pas sans rappeler la dimension psychogéographique du roman: les longues ballades à pied dans Paris, qui sont légion dans le roman, évoquent la dérive si chère à Debord et aux membres de l’Internationale Situationniste.

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Internazionale Situazionista [1969]

02 Sunday Jun 2013

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[Internazionale Situazionista] Internazionale Situazionista 1. Milan: Internazionale Situazionista, July 1969. 144 p.; ill.;  24 x 16 cm; green wrappers with text in black.

The Italian section of the S.I. only published a single issue of their review. The editorial board included Claudio Pavan, P. Salvadori and Gianfranco Sanguinetti. Includes an Italian translation of the chapter “le proletariat comme sujet et comme representation” of la Societe du Spectacle as well as a translation of Le Point d’Explosion de l’ideologie en Chine…(Gonzalvez). According to Raspaud, 4000 copies were printed.

A French translation (the work of Joel Gayraud and Luc Mercier) was published in Paris by Contre-Moule in 1988  under the title Section italienne de l’Internationale Situationniste: Ecrits complets [1969-1972]. This edition includes 4 additional texts: “Avis au proletariat italien”, “Les ouvriers d’Italie et la revole de Reggio de Calabre”, “Le Reichstag brule-t-il?”, and “Correspondance avec un editeur (Feltrinelli)”

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Situationistisk Revolution 1-3 [1962-1970]

02 Sunday Jun 2013

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Internationale Situationniste, Situationist International, Situationistisk International

[Situationistisk International] Situationistisk Revolution. Randers [1]  then Copenhagen [2,3] : Situationistisk International, 1962-1970. Pamphlet. 40-72p.; 24 x 15 cm; metallic or off-white wrappers with text printed in black or blue.

The Scandinavian section of the S.I. published 3 issues of their review from 1962 to 1970. Martin was the editor of all three issues, with contributions from Michele Bernstein, Guy Debord, Attila Kotanya, Uwe Lausen, Raoul Vaneigem, Alexander Trocchi and Rene Vienet. Texts published were a mix of translations from Internationale Situationniste and originals.

Here shown: Number 1 and 3. Number 2 and its special edition (Ny-Irrealisme) are very scarce

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Internationale Situationniste 1-12 [June 1958 – October 1969]

01 Saturday Jun 2013

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[Internationale Situationniste] Internationale Situationniste: Bulletin central des sections de l’Internationale Situationniste (no.1-8) then “Revue de la section francaise” (no.9-12).
Paris: Internationale Situationniste, 1958 to 1969. 24.5 x 16.5 cm stapled pamphlets, 33-116 p. Metallic covers of different colours with text in black.

Internationale Situationniste was the main vehicle used by the I.S. and its members to carry the organization’s theoritical messages, as well as its view on current events and society at large. The publication initially had a small to medium run but, as the movement gained visibility starting around 1967 – when Debord released La Societe du Spectacle and Vaneigem his Traité de savoir-vivre à l’usage des jeunes générations – it increased substantially. As such, Issue 11 was printed in 5,000 copies and issue 12 in 10,000 copies (Raspaud & Voyer, 120-126)

Complete sets of the original review are difficult (and often expensive) to come by. Thankfully, facsimile reprints of all 12 issues were made available by Van Gennep (1971), Champ Libre (1975), Fayard (1997) and la Bibliotheque Fantastique (2000s). Since “All texts published in Internationale Situationniste may be freely reproduced, translated and adapted, even without indication of origin” (Internationale Situationniste no.2), the full text is also available online. See, for instance, http://i-situationniste.blogspot.com/ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage

Potlatch no. 29 [Nov. 1957]

31 Friday May 2013

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[Internationale Lettriste] Potlatch no.29: Bulletin d’Information de l’Internationale Situationniste. Paris: Internationale Situationniste, 5 Nov. 1957. 21 cm x 29.5 cm. 2 stapled brown sheets, printed both sides in black.

Potlatch was the newsletter of the Internationale Lettriste. 29 issues were published in Paris between 1954 and 1957. The newsletter’s title refers to the economic system practiced by some indigenous tribes, and which operates on the basis of the gift rather than market-based exchange (Ford). Indeed, Potlatch was never meant to be sold, only distributed to friends.

Issue 29, featured here, is particularly important. Whereas other issues state “Bulletin d’Information de l’Internationale Lettriste”, this penultimate issue is described as “Bulletin d’information de l’Internationale Situationniste”. This is because it was published in the aftermath of the Cosio d’Arroscia conference (28 July 1957), which marked the merger of the I.L. (and other movements) into the I.S. This key event is announced at the top of the first page.

Issue 29 includes the famous text “Encore un effort si vous voulez etre situationnistes”, signed G-E Debord. It also announces the publication of two very important pieces by Jorn and Debord: Fin de Copenhague and Guide Psychogéographique de Paris.

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“L’Illusion Tragique Illustree: Gadget [1965]

30 Thursday May 2013

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George, Jean-Pierre. L’illusion Tragique Illustree: Gadget…Paris: Julliard, 1965. Book. 21 cm x 12 cm; printed cover in white with text in blue (front cover) and green (back cover). Inside text and illustrations printed in black on pink paper.

Jean-Pierre George was influenced by Debord and the Internationale Situationniste in the 1960s, which was not very common at the time. The use of detourned comics, among other devices, is reminiscent of the I.S. However, the appreciation was far from mutual: Raspaud & Voyer describe J-P George as  “incohérent, à l”échine trop souple, signe à côté de Jean Cau” (43) The book’s covers are reproduced by Laurent Chollet in “L’Insurrection Situationniste” (336).

In a short biography, Jean-Pierre is described as having flunked the baccalaureate twice (before passing on the third attempt) and never graduated from University. He refuses to work (“Ne Travaillez Jamais”?) and does not preach any morale. “Autopsie de Dieu” is his other Situ-influenced novel.

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Dans le Decor Spectaculaire…[1967]

30 Thursday May 2013

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[INTERNATIONALE SITUATIONNISTE]. Dans le decor spectaculaire…Paris: Internationale Situationniste, Dec. 1967. Poster. 37.5 cm x 56 cm; Printed recto in red and black on white paper.

Detourned comic designed by André Bertrand announcing the upcoming publication of Internationale Situationniste no. 11. The unsigned text can be attributed to Raoul Vaneigem and reads as follows: “Dans le decor spectaculaire ou le regard ne rencontreque les choses et leur prix…rien ne manque au confort de l’ennui. Le bon usage du choix commence avec le refus de payer…”, etc.

As noted by Raspaud (120-21, two different versions of this poster were released in December 1967, each with a similar unsigned text but illustrated with different comics. The other version is the work of Gerard Johannes, and is reproduced by Gonzalvez (136).

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