(Limited Editions Club)

Aristophanes.  Lysistrata.  A new version by Gilbert Seldes.  New York, 1935



4to (11 1/2  x 9 1/4 in.; 292 x 235 mm).  Six fine etched plates by Pablo Picasso, numerous lithographed vignettes printed in brown after Picasso in the text.  Patterned boards after Picasso's designs.  Chemise and slipcase; slipcase defective.

The Artist and the Book 226; Cramer  24

Condition as described above.
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Copy 309 of 1500 numbered copies, signed by Picasso.  A fine copy.  This is "the only American publication with original Picasso etchings, which are his most important works in the classical style" (The Artist and the Book).