BARBIER (George) - MIOMANDRE (Francis de). Drawings on the dances of Vaslav Nijinsky. Paris : La Belle édition, [1913]. - In-4, 328 x 278 : (8 ff. last blank), 12 plates, illustrated cover. Paperback. First edition of this superb album published in homage to the Russian dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, prefaced by Francis de Miomandre. It is illustrated with very beautiful compositions by George BARBIER, one of which is in color on the cover, 3 in black in the text and 12 out of text in color. It is the first work that the artist illustrated alone. Edition at 390 copies. This one is one of the 340 on vellum paper, very well preserved.

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