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MIRÓ Joan.; PRÉVERT Jacques.; RIBEMONT-DESSAIGNES G.. Joan Miró. , 1956.
Price: US$1291.60 + shipping
Description: Numerous illustrations, including 10 original lithographs, 9 in colour, 4 folding. First edition. Square 4to., printed pictorial dust jacket over paste board. Paris, Maeght. A presentation copy from one of the authors, boldly inscribed in black marker pen and red ink by Prévert across the opening with the half title page 'à Roger et Betsy en amitié heureuse Jacques Prévert', underneath the signature a small stylised sketch of a cat. Prévert, poet, screenwriter and cat lover, was often seen in photographs with a feline or two, and indeed cats feature in his poetry. The recipients are both from the world of film, Roger Pigaut an actor/director, and his then partner the American actress Betsy Blair, once married to Gene Kelly, then later the wife of Karel Reisz. Tipped in an original post card photograph of a smiling Betsy Blair, inscribed by her 'Bonjour - Bonne chance - Betsy Blair'. Some small browning to the top edge of the covers, very slight rubbing on the bottom edges.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Miró, Joan. Terres De Grand Feu. Paris, France Maeght, Paris 1956, 1956.
Price: US$4710.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited Original colour lithograph poster printed on Arches paper. Slight unevenness on the right side from original publisher. The size is 74.5 x 55cm or 29 1/4" x 21 3/4". This beautiful poster is in excellent condition. Limited edition signed copy #29/200. Artist's signature and copy number are written in pencil at the bottom corner margins. This poster was created to celebrate a three month long exhibition at the Galerie Maeght, Paris for Miró's work with ceramics. Unique due to the blank squares above and below the title, this copy does not contain the additional information which was printed on the non-limited edition copies. Joan Miró was a leader in the surrealist movement and influenced artists such as Salvador Dalí and Salvador Dalí.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Price: US$29061.11 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, with an original self-portrait by Miró in his inimitable style in black ink and watercolour across the front free endpaper verso and half-title, depicting the artist meeting Hayworth; the same pages inscribed by Prévert, "á Rita Hayworth, En amitié d'un soir. et de layt???, Jacques Prévert", with a drawing of a flower; and signed by Ribemont-Dessaignes with his own drawing of a flower. Cramer 39. Quarto. Original card boards with dust jacket. Housed in a custom red card slipcase. Illustrated throughout with 160 colour and black-and-white images by Miró and 8 original colour lithographs, of which 3 fold-out, and 2 original lithographs on the dust jacket. Small chip to head of half-title, page edges lightly toned; corners of dust jacket lightly rubbed: a very good copy in like jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom