Pablo Picasso, Harry N. Abrams, 1955, Very Good hardcover w/dust jacket

Boeck, Wilhelm, and Jaime Sabartés. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1955

English, Very Good, HC, 4to, 11 7/8" x 8 3/4", 

Hardcover in black-and-white illustrated cloth, designed by Picasso; laid-in piece of ephemera: a ticket to Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective at the MoMA. Some sunning, light wear to edges, minor foxing to top edge of text block, ex-libris blind stamp to title page, otherwise, attractive and tightly bound. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, puncture tears to spine, no larger than 1", minor sunning, now in Mylar. 524 pp. Explores the many periods and styles of the Spanish modern artist, Pablo Picasso's oeuvre. Hundreds of examples of his work from his Blue Period to Cubism to recent work accompany the two texts by Wilhelm Boeck, who follows his life and career, to Jaime Sabartés, a fellow artist and friend of Picasso who contributes a more personal look into his world. Beautifully produced, comprehensive monograph dedicated to Picasso, in which the artist collaborated in the production by concerning himself with tasks such as the arrangement of the catalogue and extending the coverage.