Bakst, 2 volumes about his life and work, New York, 1922 and 1927

BAKST, LÉON

TWO VOLUMES ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WORK, AMERICAN EDITIONS, COMPRISING:

Levinson, André. Bakst. The story of Leon Bakst's life. New York: Brentano's, 1922, 4to, copy no.245 of 250 copies printed for the American market, 68 plates with printed tissue guards, other illustrations within the text (some tipped in), original vellum, spine gilt, uncut, card slipcase, binding slightly soiled

Réau, Louis, Denis Roche, V. Svietlov and A. Tessier. Inedited works of Bakst. New York: Brentano's, 1927, 4to, copy no. 62 of 600 (American) copies, 30 colour plates with printed guards, some with silver highlights, illustrations within the text, rebound in modern cloth, green card slipcase, uncut, with a costume illustration by Bakst loosely inserted (which would originally have been the upper cover of the dust-jacket), one plate detached

For the English edition of Levinson's work, see lot 140.