790 - JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)

JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963) THEATRE. 1957. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR WITH DRAWINGS AND 40 LITHOGRAPHS. 2 VOLUMES. IN FRENCH. Paris, Grasset, 1957. Vergé de Voiron copy No. 3907. 2 in-8 volumes, bound in a cardboard slipcase, with illustrated publisher’s binding, 535 and 642 pages, illustrated with drawings in the text and forty original colour lithographs by Jean Cocteau. 24 x 17 cm Good condition. Printed on the presses of Imprimerie Devantière in Dijon on 28 June 1957. Edition number 1168. Legal deposit: 3rd quarter 1957. The text of ‘Théâtre de Jean Cocteau’, published by Bernard Grasset, was set in Garamond and printed on the presses of the Imprimerie Darantière in Dijon. The author’s lithographs were printed by the Mourlot et Fils workshop in Paris. The binding was carried out by the Atelier Barast in Alfortville, based on Jean Cocteau’s design. The print run comprises 60 copies on Madagascar paper, numbered Madagascar I to 50 and I to X; 210 copies on Vélin de Rives paper, numbered Vélin de Rives I to 200 and I to X; 8,890 copies on Vergé de Voiron paper from the Navarre paper mills, in a special binding, numbered Vergé de Voiron 1 to 8,800 and (Press Office) S.P. I to S.P. 90. Upon the buyer’s request, we are pleased to provide a general condition report for the Lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to conduct their own inspection or consult a specialist or restorer of their choice for a comprehensive professional assessment. Any condition descriptions provided in the catalogue or through any correspondence are for guidance only and should not be considered a substitute for a firsthand evaluation. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.