Rice Pereira, I.The Lapis. Illustrated with two series of plates, each numbered one through five, and six additional illustrations. New York, I. Rice Pereira, 1957. 20 pp. 53 x 35 cm. Softcover with gilt stamped D title (somewhat dusty, spine with large defects, joint cracked). Rice Pereira, I. The Lapis. Illustrated with two series of plates, each numbered from one to five, and six additional illustrations. New York, I. Rice Pereira, 1957. 20 pp. 53 x 35 cm. Softcover with gilt stamped D title (somewhat dusty, spine with large defects, joint cracked). With hs. Dedication of the author on the flyleaf. - Title page on untrimmed handmade paper. - Pereira's illustrated interpretation of her own dream, suggesting a concept of the discrepancy between structure and appearance in the Renaissance and 20th century worldview. - "Born in 1902, Pereira immersed herself in the bohemian world of Greenwich Village in the mid-1920s and embraced the European art avant-garde-Bauhaus, Cubism, and Constructivism. In the 1930s, her paintings began to gain recognition. At first, she signed her work I. Rice Pereira, because, she said, of the discrimination that beset women in the art world. With an exhibit of her work at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1953, she became one of the first women to have a retrospective at a major New York museum. ... Pereira's works now hang at the Hirschhorn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and other major art museums across the country." (Kathryn Allamong Jacob: Artists and Artisans. In: News from the Schlesinger Library. Fall 2016 - Slightly browned in margins due to paper. Overall well preserved. Illustrated with two series of plates, each numbered one to five, and six additional illustrations. Original paperback with gilt title on cover (somewhat soiled, spine with larger defects, cracked joint). - With dedication by the author in the endpaper. - Title-page on untrimmed handmade paper. - Pereira's illustrated interpretation of her own dream, suggesting a concept of the discrepancy between structure and optics in Renaissance and 20th century worldviews. - Paper delicately browned in the margins. Overall in good condition. This work is taxed. A premium of 23.95% will be added to the hammer price and 7% (books) or 19% VAT will be added to the final invoice amount in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.