MAX PAPART. Denis DIDEROT. Sur les Femmes. Paris, Aux dépens de l'Artiste, 1952, in-8 paperback in leaves, filled cover and slipcase, illustrated with 10 original drypoints by Max Papart, including 6 hors texte. Issued in an edition of 106 numbered copies, this unnumbered artist's copy includes an original pencil drawing of a full-page bust portrait, signed and autographed in 1953, as well as a small drawing on tracing paper, signed and depicting a woman's profile.

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