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(PICASSO, PABLO.) Cocteau, Jean. Picasso de 1916 à 1961. 24 original lithographs (11 of them hors-texte, including the front wrapper) and 2 double-page, by Picasso, printed in black by Mourlot. Folio, contents loose as issued in original wrappers with cut-out design revealing title on front cover; 1/4 calf gilt-backed chemise and board slipcase, worn. Monaco: Éditions du Rocher, 1962
number 42 of 199 copies signed by picasso and cocteau on Rives, from a total edition of 255. "On the occasion of Picasso's 80th birthday, Pierre Bertrand, who was Cocteau's publisher, assembled eleven of the poet's texts which reflected his friendship with Picasso. The latter illustrated these texts with 24 lithographs, some of which are drawn in Cocteau-esque style "---Cramer 117; Monod 292; Bloch 1037-1060.
