May 11, 2023 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]
ARISTOPHANES and PABLO PICASSO, illustrator. Lysistrata. A new version by Gilbert Seldes... New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Number 381 of 1,500 copies signed by Pablo Picasso. Original pictorial boards, without slipcase. 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (24 x 29 cm); 118 pp., 6 full-page etchings and 30 lithographs in the text printed in sanguine. The spine with some toning, a small loss to the head of the spine, short split at foot, minor soiling to covers, generally clean and fresh internally.
Arguably the finest accomplishment of George Macy's Limited Editions Club. Artist & the Book 226: the engravings are Serment des femmes (Bloch 267); Couple et enfant (B. 268); Cinesias et myrrhine (B. 269); Deux vieillards et voilier (B. 270); Accord entre les guerriers de Sparte et d'Athenes (B. 271); and Le festin (B. 272).
[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]
ARISTOPHANES and PABLO PICASSO, illustrator. Lysistrata. A new version by Gilbert Seldes... New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Number 381 of 1,500 copies signed by Pablo Picasso. Original pictorial boards, without slipcase. 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (24 x 29 cm); 118 pp., 6 full-page etchings and 30 lithographs in the text printed in sanguine. The spine with some toning, a small loss to the head of the spine, short split at foot, minor soiling to covers, generally clean and fresh internally.
Arguably the finest accomplishment of George Macy's Limited Editions Club. Artist & the Book 226: the engravings are Serment des femmes (Bloch 267); Couple et enfant (B. 268); Cinesias et myrrhine (B. 269); Deux vieillards et voilier (B. 270); Accord entre les guerriers de Sparte et d'Athenes (B. 271); and Le festin (B. 272).
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Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023
