Nov 24, 2014 14:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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DALI, SALVADOR
HALSMAN, PHILIPPE. Dali's Mustache. A Photographic Interview. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Presentation copy inscribed on the front paste-down in French by Dali to John Perona, written in black ink, undated, the front free endpaper with a full page drawing of a nude figure pursuing a star. Publisher's pictorial boards with photographic image. 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (17 x 13.25 cm); 126 pp., illustrated throughout after photographs of Dali by Halsman. Slight wear to binding.
The full-page drawing in this volume is very delicately rendered. The inscription (which also includes drawn elements) is to John Perona, proprietor of the legendary nightclub El Morocco, at which Dali was a frequent guest. It reads "Pour John/Perona/un ambasadeur a el/Moroco [sic]/Mexique d/Ailleurs avec l'amitie de/tout que [...] de son ami/Dali."
Sold for $8,125
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
DALI, SALVADOR
HALSMAN, PHILIPPE. Dali's Mustache. A Photographic Interview. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Presentation copy inscribed on the front paste-down in French by Dali to John Perona, written in black ink, undated, the front free endpaper with a full page drawing of a nude figure pursuing a star. Publisher's pictorial boards with photographic image. 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (17 x 13.25 cm); 126 pp., illustrated throughout after photographs of Dali by Halsman. Slight wear to binding.
The full-page drawing in this volume is very delicately rendered. The inscription (which also includes drawn elements) is to John Perona, proprietor of the legendary nightclub El Morocco, at which Dali was a frequent guest. It reads "Pour John/Perona/un ambasadeur a el/Moroco [sic]/Mexique d/Ailleurs avec l'amitie de/tout que [...] de son ami/Dali."
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Nov 24, 2014
