COCTEAU, Jean. Dessins, Paris: Libraire Stock, 1923, 4°, limited to 625 copies, this one of 50 "sur Hollande Van Gelder" with an original pen-and-ink drawing by Cocteau, inscribed, "à Robert Delle Donne avec ma reconnaisance pour son amitié parfaite, [heart symbol], Jean Cocteau," illustrations by Cocteau, original wrappers (very lightly browned).

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COCTEAU, Jean. Dessins, Paris: Libraire Stock, 1923, 4°, limited to 625 copies, this one of 50 "sur Hollande Van Gelder" with an original pen-and-ink drawing by Cocteau, inscribed, "à Robert Delle Donne avec ma reconnaisance pour son amitié parfaite, [heart symbol], Jean Cocteau," illustrations by Cocteau, original wrappers (very lightly browned).

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The original drawing of a lady seated at a tea-table holding a parasol appears in the book with the title "Le Contentement de Soi". See page 154.

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