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Picasso, Pablo, illus.
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
Aristophanes. Lysistrata: A New Version by Gilbert Seldes. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1935
In 4s (11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.; 292 x 235 mm). Six fine etched plates by Picasso, numerous lithographed text vignettes printed in brown after Picasso; a few faint ink slurs in margin of plate facing p. 42. Patterned boards after Picasso's designs; faint ink slurs on front endpapers. Chemise and slipcase; edges of slipcase sunned and a little abraded.
In 4s (11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.; 292 x 235 mm). Six fine etched plates by Picasso, numerous lithographed text vignettes printed in brown after Picasso; a few faint ink slurs in margin of plate facing p. 42. Patterned boards after Picasso's designs; faint ink slurs on front endpapers. Chemise and slipcase; edges of slipcase sunned and a little abraded.
Literature
The Artist and the Book 226; Cramer 24
Catalogue Note
Copy 1043 of 1500 numbered copies, signed by Picasso. This is "the only American publication with original Picasso etchings, which are among his most important in the classical style" (The Artist and the Book).