PICASSO. CARNET DE LA CALIFORNIE. Paris, Abrams, 1959. In-folio spiral-bound, publisher's beige cloth folder with flaps, illustrated in color by Picasso. Three small freckles on 1st cover, 2 snags on 1st cover with some soiling, rubbing and browning. BEAUTIFUL FAC-SIMILÉ of Picasso's notebook of drawings from November 1, 1955 to January 14, 1956. It consists of 25 lithographed plates reproducing 39 of Picasso's drawings, including 19 in color. Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies (no. 316). Complete with the separate 13-page in-4 paperback text by Georges Boudaille.

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