[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB] -- ARISTOPHANES (448?-380? B.C.) Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973), illustrator. Lysistrata. Gilbert SELDES, introductions. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY PICASSO.
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[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB] -- ARISTOPHANES (448?-380? B.C.) Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973), illustrator. Lysistrata. Gilbert SELDES (1893-1970), introductions. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934.
4to. Printed in red and black, 6 etched plates and numerous illustrations in sanguine. Publisher's color pictorial boards (spotting to endleaves); original glassine dust jacket (chipped); original board chemise and slipcase (joints starting, faded, chipped).
LIMITED EDITION, number 806 of 1500 copies SIGNED BY PICASSO. “The only American publication with original Picasso etchings, which are among his most important in the classical style” (The Artist and the Book 226). George Macy considered Lysistrata to be one of the finest editions printed by the Limited Editions Club.
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