Temps M lés. Edited by André Blavier. 1952-1970. Issues A nearly complete set of issues 1-150. After issue 150 the title was changed to Documents Queneau. Raymond Queneau's own set as a subscriber, with almost every issue from the tirage de tête. Also included are many of the Temps M lés editions (published outside the series of the periodical), and a substantial run of Phantomas also, edited by Blavier, which began as issue no. 6 of Temps M lés

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By Blavier, André ; (Queneau, Raymnd)
1970. Temps M lés Edited by André Blavier and Jane Graverol. 1952-1970. After issue 150 the title was changed to Documents Queneau. Raymond Queneau's own set as a subscriber, with almost every issue present in the tirage de tête, mostly limited to 20 copies or fewer.. Also included are many of the Temps M lés editions (published outside the series of the periodical), and a substantial run of the periodical Phantomas which began as issue no. 6 of Temps M lés.As far as we can tell, our set is missing only four issues, (55, 79/80, 134,139) one of which [79-80] was a 2-page leaflet, issued anonymolusly. Present are:
1. (IV/25, inscribed for Queneau).
2.(IV/25, inscribed for Queneau)
[3.] Numéro hors-série. Mars 1953. La Calumet de la paix. Copy IV of 25 numbered. Inscribed to Raymond Queneau.
4/5. [although numbered 5/6]. (Copy VIII/27) with announcement, + regular 290/300
6. Copy V/20.This is also issue no. 1 of Phantômas.
[7]. [Series II. no. 1, dated 1.ii.54] (Copy X of 20 on vergé, plus a regular copy).
8/9. (XVIII/20)
10/11. (V/20 with a suite of the illustrations)
12. (V/11)
13. (IV/12)
14. (V/10)
15/16. Roger Rabiniaux. Petit théatre pour boite a ordures. (42/60). Inscribed to Queneau
17/18. (4/12)
19. (4/12)
20/21 Pierre Halet. Les quatre saisons de l'arbre. (5/10). Inscribed to Queneau
22. (4/13). Catalogue of Temps M lés Salon d'ensemble inserted.
23. (VIII/12)
24. Pierre David. Le taon des cerises. (9/63). Inscribed to Queneau. Author's card inserted. + regular.
25 (VIII/12) + regular
26/27. Anatole Jakovsky. Le petit traité du Cactus. 11 dessins originaux de Fernand Leger. Frontispice d'Ossip Zadkine. iv.1957. Copy 11/20 with a suite (total edition of 120)
28 (3/10)
29/30. Pierre Halet. L'ea et le sable. Inscribed by Halet to Queneau. (22/60)
31/33. Parade pour Picabia. Copy 17 of 20 with an original drawing by Jean Gaudry.
34. With errata. (3/12 numbered, plus regular)
35/36. Dessins de Maurice Pirenne. 436/500 (no deluxe copies). With insert
37 . André Blavier. Les Lettres Belges.... Inscribed by Blavier to Queneau. (20/20)
38. 6/20. With supplement
39/42 (5/20 ed. de t te)
43/44 (11/20 ed. de t te)
45. Henri Trouillard. Ma vie. 1960. (Copy 3/20). Spine faded.
46. Copy 10/20 on deluxe paper.
47. 1960. (17/30 numbered with an original gravure (by Paul Dufrane, 1/7)
48. Raymond Queneau. Texticules. 1961.
49. Léo Malet. Vie et survie du vampire. 1961 (Copy 3 of 5 on japon?)
50/52. Raymond Queneau à la décade du foyer culturel international de Cérisy-la-Salle. 1960. (2/30 deluxe numbered (white wrappers), plus regular (blue wrappers, faded).
53. 1961. (4/20 numbered).
54.. Antoine Lemonie. Les chardons du Baragouin. Avec une lettre de Raymond Queneau. 1961.
[55.] ISSUE MISSING
56. Louis Scutenaire. Le monument de la guenon. 1962 (8/25 ) numbered.
57/58. Anatole Jakovsky. A. Demonchy. 1962. (16/25)
59/60. Dix Ans de “Temps M lés” (14/25 ed. de t te,on better paper), with an original gravure by Jehan Gaudry). Plus regular copy.
[with] “Dix ans de temps mêles” Verviers: Salle de la Société, 1962. Exhibition catalogue of artists who had appeared in the first 60 issues.
61. Topor. 13 Dessins Paniques (18/30 ed. de t te,on better paper)
62 premio. J.J. Skira. Je Croix. (16/25 ed. de t te)
62 deuzio. untitled.
63/65. Mirabelle Doris / Maurice Rapin. Idées au logis. (2/25 ed. de t te, enriched with original illustrations and documents)
66/67. Oulipo. (2/40 ed. de t te). Wrapper faded. Plus regular copy.
68. Jean Queval. Le voyage en Belgique ou le Petit livre de la protection. 56/175. Inscribed to Raymond and Janine Queneau. Wrapper faded.
1. 69. Antoine Lemoine. Prouzinzila suivi d'autres choses. (No. 2 of an unspecified limitation). Inscribed to Raymond Queneau
2. 70. Unglik G. Unglik. Le meilleur que le vigneron possède. (2/25 ed. de t te)
71/73. (5/100 deluxe)
1. 74. Lescure / Passeron / Vincensini. Copy 2 of 70 numbered. Wrapper faded.
2. 75/76. Jean Queval. Dieu avec nous. Copy 8 of 30 numbered. Inscribed to the Queneaus, also copy 2.
77/78. Jacqueline Pavlowsky. Ambiphibographie et macédoïconographie. (One of 30 with an original gouache).
[79-80]. This anonymously issued 2-page leaflet by Blavier is missing from the run
81/82. Dedicated to Christian Beck.
83/85. Christian Beck. Bosse-de-nage. 1966. 4/25 deluxe with an original program and gravure, and regular copy. Both inscribed to Queneau.
86/87. (2/25 ed. de t te)
1. 88. Jean Queval. Le Point. (2/25 ed. de t te, on better paper). With regular issue, inscribed to Queneau.
89. François Jacqmin. L'employé. 1967. (2/25 numbered)
90/92. Luc Cornet-Dreze. Gesta Laioris Golardi. (2/20 ed. de t te)
93/95. Noel Arnaud. Algol. Préface de François le Lyonnais. Illustrations de Carelman. 1968. (12/25) Also copy “Q” of 24 lettered, larger paper, with an original drawing. Both inscribed to Queneau.
96. Jean-Pierre Lassalle. Brusquement les oiseaux. 1968. Copy 2 of 50 numbered (ed. of 450).
97. Marcel Bogaerts. Périphéries excès et sphères. (Copy 2/35)
98 Stanley Chapman. Onze milles verbes, cent virgules. 1969. Copy 2 of 60 numbered on special paper. Spine faded.
99/102. Guy Vandeloise. Maurice Pirenne. 1969.
103. Andre Stas. A Galere egale, salaire egal. Collages. 1970. 17/40 deluxe enriched,
104. Chimèle Vernon. Des clous... avec un frontispice de Robert Florkin et six photographies par yellow. 1970. Copy 2 of 40 numbered and “alourdis d'un véritable clou á s'enfoncer dans la tête”.
105/106. Rik Sauwen. Geert Van Bruane le petit homme du Rieb. Frontispice de Jane Graverol. 1970. Copy 2 of 40 numbered with a separate print of the frontispiece.
107/108. Vladimir Khasarovitch. Système métrique angélométrique....1970. Copy 2 of 35 marked “jvp”, containing an original drawing (plus regular copy, presented to Brice Tarain).
109. Guy Vandeloise. Paul Franck. (2/35 numbered)
110/114. Thieri Foule. Whâââh. Copy 2 of 50 numbered. Inscribed to Raymond Queneau.
115. Luc Cornet. La légende de l'Ignoble. 1972. Copy 2 of 35 numbered.
116/117. Copy 2 of 35 numbered.
118. Piet Tommissen. A propos d'une manifestation publique du groupe “Humanisme”. 1972. Copy 2 of 40 numbered.
119/121. André Blavier. Ceci n'est pas une Pipe. 1973. (2/50 ed. de t te, incl. 10 lettered). Inscribed. Also the first publication of the Fondation René Magritte. Also regular paper.
122/124. Luc de Chobeau. Prose de l'Hyperboreen. 1974. (2/50, with an original illustration.)
[125/128] These were issues of “Gravats” - not present]
129/131. Louis Scutenaire. Le fusil du boucher...1974. (2 of 50 numbered on vergé).
132. Alain Bogaerts. Le singe-ne. 1975. (2/50 with an original serigraph by Janine Moons)
133. Thierry Poucet. Perles à rebours (tome 1). 1975. (Copy 2 of 50 with a manuscript page).
134 ISSUE MISSING
135. Beatrix Beck. Mots couverts. Copy 2 of 50 numbered.
136/139. Georges Schmits. Nicolas Cloes Peintre Naïf.
140. Jean-Pierre Ransonnet. Lierneux. With an original photograph (1/50). (plus another copy)
141. Francois Jacqmin & Armand Silvestre. Camera obscura. 1976. (2/50 signed and numbered).
142-144 ISSUES MISSING
145.
146.Georges Francois. Des première vapeurs Voodoo au zéro pour Glauzen. Corner bent.
[147/8] Was not published
149/150 ISSUE MISSING

Editions:

Marcel Havrenne. Pour une physique de l'écriture. 30.ix.1953. Edition of 110 copies. Collection “temps mêlés” 1.
Alphonse Allais. Poèmes inédits. 1.ii.1954. No. 24 of 40. Tirage à part de “temps mêlés”.
Gaston Ferdière. Mi-Rime Mi-Raison. 22.ix.1954. Edition of 60 copies. Collection “temps mêlés” 2.
Joseph Peukenne. André Dodet [André Blavier]. 7 Graphismes Colorés. 30.vii.1954. S.P. copy, edition of 60. Inscribed to Queneau by both authors
André Blavier. La roupe de cent sonnets. 1.iv.1955. S.P. copy, edition of 100 (probably 1/20 on “papier meilleur”). Inscribed to Queneau.
Théodore Koenig. La langue d'eole. Desins d'Aubin Pasque. 30.vi.1955. Copy 196/200. Inscribed to Queneau. Collection “temps mêlés” 3.

Clément Pansaers. Lettres au Docteur Schuermans. 21.iii.1958. Copy 8 of 10 on japon, total edition of 50.
Raymond Queneau. Le chien a la mandoline. 30.vi.1958. Copy 10/100. Inscribed by Queneau to Suzanne & Jean Rossignol. Collection “temps mêlés”.
François Caradec. Monsieur Tristecon chef d'entreprise. 30.viii.1960. Inscribed to Queneau.
André Blavier. De quelques inventions belges utiles et tolérables. 30.viii.1960. Copy 2 of 3 “augmentées d'une invention personnelle de l'auteur” (a photo by Jakovsky). Inscribed to Queneau.
Paulin Gagne. Neuf lettres. 31.x.60. Copy 12/12 on Arches, with the illustration in color, on Whatman paper.
Andre Bosmans. Atsumaingre. 31.i.1961. Copy I of 14 on japon. (8 announced, plus 5, total edition of 100). Inscribed to Queneau.
Dix ans de “temps mêlés”. Salle de la Société des Beaux-Arts Verviers. Hommage à Maurice Pirenne. Du 22 septembre au 2 octobre 1962. Includes an annotated list of artists who appeared in the first 60 issues of “temps mêlés”.
P.J. Dunbar. Rheinräuber. Angleur: Paul Dubart (1967). One of 20 copies with an original Dubar drawing/collage inserted. “Il a été tiré un certain nombre d'exemplaires, nécessaire et suffisant pour satisfaire les abonnés et les amis de “temps mêlés”....”
Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Le palette du menteur Divin. 1980. 1/300 (h.c. copy)


Phantômas

1 (see above, no. 6), nos. 2-24 (1954-1961), plus 26/30, 31/34, 68/72, 83/84,85,86. With Désiré Viardot, Ripopee. Éditions Phantomas (1956). H.C. copy (one of a few, plus 84 numbered constitute the edition). Inscribed to Raymond Queneau.

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Title

Temps M lés. Edited by André Blavier. 1952-1970. Issues A nearly complete set of issues 1-150. After issue 150 the title was changed to Documents Queneau. Raymond Queneau's own set as a subscriber, with almost every issue from the tirage de tête. Also included are many of the Temps M lés editions (published outside the series of the periodical), and a substantial run of Phantomas also, edited by Blavier, which began as issue no. 6 of Temps M lés

Author

Blavier, André ; (Queneau, Raymnd)

Condition

Unknown

Date

1970


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