Signed book: Picasso: The Recent Years 1939–1946. Limited edition of 350 copies (this being No. 121). NY: Doubleday, 1947. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11, 211 pages. Signed in pencil on the colophon, “Picasso.” Autographic condition: Fine, with a bit of scattered light soiling. Book condition: VG-/None. Tan and black cloth-covered boards with stamped gilt lettering; moderate edgewear with small bumps and tears in cloth at corners and spine-ends; slightly shelf-cocked; spine slightly sunned; discoloration and foxing to exterior and about a dozen pages (with some light scattered spots throughout); previous owner’s name to upper corner of ffep; faint stain at upper edge of first 30 plates, two of which appear to have been pulled apart, with a strip of surface removed from one and attached to the other; text on title page offset onto facing page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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