Lot 78
Cocteau (Jean) Cock and Harlequin, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, Egoist Press, 1921; and another, also inscribed (2)
Hammer Price: £950
Description
Cocteau (Jean) Cock and Harlequin, first English edition, frontispiece portrait by Picasso, some spotting, Egoist Press, 1921; Souvenir de Jean Giraudoux, first edition, inscribed to Jacques Henri Lartigue, some spotting to covers, Paris, Jacques Haumont, 1946, signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original wrappers, some light toning and creasing, 8vo (2)
⁂ Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986), photographer, was friends with Cocteau, Picasso and many other artists, writers and filmmakers in Paris during this period.
Description
Cocteau (Jean) Cock and Harlequin, first English edition, frontispiece portrait by Picasso, some spotting, Egoist Press, 1921; Souvenir de Jean Giraudoux, first edition, inscribed to Jacques Henri Lartigue, some spotting to covers, Paris, Jacques Haumont, 1946, signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original wrappers, some light toning and creasing, 8vo (2)
⁂ Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986), photographer, was friends with Cocteau, Picasso and many other artists, writers and filmmakers in Paris during this period.
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