Rene Magritte: Catalogue Raisonne, Vols I-V, Menil Foundation, 1993, NF HC w/DJ + slipcase

Sylvester, David [ed.], et al. Houston: Menil Foundation, 1992-1993. 

English, Near Fine, HC, Folio, 13 1/4" x 10", 416 pp; 488 pp; 480 pp; 480 pp; & 252 pp. 

ISBN: 0856674230; 9061532930; 906153304X; 9061533341; & 9061533880.

Hardcovers in black cloth. Missing Vol I slipcase. All volumes include black-and-white reproductions of Margritte's work. Complete Catalogue Raisonne book set dedicated to the career of renowned Belgian surrealist painter, Rene Margritte. From inside the dust jacket of Vol I: "Substantial extracts are included from Margritte's largely unpublished correspondence, given both in the Original French and English translation. In addition, there follows an appendix consisting of fifty untraced works of which there is no photographic record."      

Volume I: Oil Paintings 1916-1930. Very Good black pictorial dust jacket, light shelf wear and sunning, now in Mylar. 416 pp. Contributions from David Sylvester and Sarah Whitfield. 

Volume II: Oil Paintings and Objects 1931-1948. Minor bump to back bottom tip. Near Fine black pictorial dust jacket, minor crease to bottom back tip, light shelf wear. Very Good black pictorial slipcase, bump to bottom back corner, minor wear to edges and tips. 488 pp. Contributions from Sylvester and Whitfield. 

Volume III: Oil Paintings and Bronzes 1949-1967. Near Fine black pictorial dust jacket. Very Good black pictorial slipcase, some wear to edges, tips, and panels, 1 1/4" scrape and small chip to spine. 480 pp. Contributions from Whitfield and Michael Raeburn.  

Volume IV: Goucaches, Temperas, Watercolour and Papiers Colles 1918-1967. Near Fine black pictorial dust jacket. Very Good black pictorial slipcase, minor wear to edges and front panel, and small closed tear to top corner of opening. 480 pp. Contributions from Whitfield and Raeburn. 

Volume V: Supplement; Exhibitions Lists; Bibliography; Cumulative Index. Faint spots of soiling to fore-edge. Near Fine black pictorial dust jacket. Near Fine black pictorial slipcase, pressure scrapes and marks to front and back panels, minor bumps, and light wear. 252 pp. Contributions from Sylvester, Whitfield, Raeburn, and Lynette Cawthra.