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568 - COCTEAU, Jean; LALOY, Louis *Les Fâcheux* [Serge Diaghilev Theater]. Paris: Éditions des quatre chemins, 1924, 2 vols., in-4° (traces of adhesive on the endpapers and one half-title page, rare pinholes and foxing, very slight fading of the photographs). Unbound, with a replaced illustrated cover, conservation marks. (covers partially discolored, missing the standard slipcase). First edition of the texts by Cocteau and Laloy. Illustrated with 1 portrait of Georges Auric by Jean Cocteau, 1 facsimile of a page from Georges Auric’s score, and 23 color drawings by Georges Braque (vol. I); 1 portrait of Braque after Man R[a]y and 22 photographs of artists by Georges Detaille (Vol. II). Printed in a run of 500 copies, including 75 honorary copies; one of the 385 copies on Arches vellum made available for sale (no. 172).

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€200 - 300

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30%

COCTEAU, Jean; LALOY, Louis *Les Fâcheux* [Serge Diaghilev Theater]. Paris: Éditions des quatre chemins, 1924, 2 vols., in-4° (traces of adhesive on the endpapers and one half-title page, rare pinholes and foxing, very slight fading of the photographs). Unbound, with a replaced illustrated cover, conservation marks. (covers partially discolored, missing the standard slipcase). First edition of the texts by Cocteau and Laloy. Illustrated with 1 portrait of Georges Auric by Jean Cocteau, 1 facsimile of a page from Georges Auric’s score, and 23 color drawings by Georges Braque (vol. I); 1 portrait of Braque after Man R[a]y and 22 photographs of artists by Georges Detaille (Vol. II). Printed in a run of 500 copies, including 75 honorary copies; one of the 385 copies on Arches vellum made available for sale (no. 172).

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Old and rare books, literature, autographs, archives
Thursday, December 3
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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