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PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973), illustrator -- Prosper MERIMÉE (1803-1870). Le Carmen des Carmen. Afterward by Louis Aragon (1897-1982). Paris: Editeurs Franais Runis, 1964. 2° (355 x 260mm). 3 aquatint plates, one drypoint plate, one colored lithograph, ALL BY PICASSO and numbered in pencil, numerous border illustrations and decorations, some in color. Loose as issued in Arches wove-covered wrappers with a reproduction of the title hand-written by Picasso printed on the front, original jute-covered box with red lettering on spine (one joint of box split).
LIMITED EDITION, number 243 of 245 copies on vélin d'Arches signed by Aragon and Picasso from a total edition of 275. On December 5, 1957 Picasso adorned a copy of Carmen with drawings to enhance the value of the book which was to be sold for the benefit of the National Committee of Writers. The extra-illustrated copy was bought by Marcel Duhamel whom, several years later, invited his friend Louis Aragon, to publish a facsimile edition. Pp. 104-105 and pp. 119-120 are mis-paginated. Bloch 1000-1005; Cramer/Goeppert 126; Mourlot 332.
LIMITED EDITION, number 243 of 245 copies on vélin d'Arches signed by Aragon and Picasso from a total edition of 275. On December 5, 1957 Picasso adorned a copy of Carmen with drawings to enhance the value of the book which was to be sold for the benefit of the National Committee of Writers. The extra-illustrated copy was bought by Marcel Duhamel whom, several years later, invited his friend Louis Aragon, to publish a facsimile edition. Pp. 104-105 and pp. 119-120 are mis-paginated. Bloch 1000-1005; Cramer/Goeppert 126; Mourlot 332.