540 - Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes: 7 programs illustrated by Picasso, Bakst, Braque, Gris, etc. Paris, various publishers, 1920–1928. In-4° (a few leaves unbound and/or uniformly yellowed). Bound in an illustrated cover, 5 with a silk cord (good overall condition; 3 covers slightly soiled and worn; some traces of rust, creases, and minor damage, mainly at the margins). Official programs for the ballets at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (13th Russian season, Dec. 1920), at the Gaîté Lyrique (14th and 16th Russian seasons, May 1921 and June 1923), at the Théâtre de Monte-Carlo (1923–1924, 1925, and 1926 seasons), and at the Opéra (December 1928). Cover illustrations by Pablo Picasso (4), Juan Gris (1), and André Bauchant (1). Set designs and costumes reproduced in color or black-and-white, by L. Bakst, A. Benois, G. Braque, J. Gris, N. Goncharova, M. Larionov, M. Laurencin, and P. Picasso. A few portraits of artists: Stravinsky, Satie, and de Falla by Picasso; Prokofiev by Matisse; Larionov and Slawinski by Gris; Goncharova by Larionov. Numerous black-and-white photos of performers (L. Massine, L. Chernicheva, L. Sokolova, S. Lifar, etc.) and composers (Poulenc by Marchais, Auric by Man Ray). Included: Georges-Michel, Michel—Ballets Russes. An anecdotal history followed by an appendix and the poem *Scheherazade*. P., Éd. du Monde Nouveau, 1923. In-12 br., printed cover (stained, stitched, slight soiling, and torn). 3 illustrations based on works by P. Picasso, including 1 on the cover. 1/485 (of 500), unnumbered. Author’s autograph signature on the cover.