1970s Illustrated Oblong Folio Volume Set, Picasso 347 - 2 Books

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Title: Picasso 347 - ["347 Engravings that Picasso Executed at Mougins from March 16th to October 5th, 1968."].
Artist/Author: Pablo … Read more Title: Picasso 347 - ["347 Engravings that Picasso Executed at Mougins from March 16th to October 5th, 1968."].
Artist/Author: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Aldo & Piero Crommelynck (Introduction).
Publisher: Random House/Maecenas Press.
Place: New York.
Publication date: 1970.
Edition: Deluxe 1st edition.

Description: Unpaginated. Fo. Complete 2 volume set. Publisher's linen backed hardcovers in clamshell case, black leatherette boards, gilt stamped title on spine and front covers, gilt upper leaf edges, purple velveteen lined case, matching purple end papers, illustrated with fine reproductions of copperplate engravings, drypoints, etchings, mezzotints, and linocuts. Includes the major part, in English, of Georges Bloch's introduction to Picasso's "Pablo Picasso. Catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie, 1904-1967," published in 1968.

Measures: Book; 1.25 W x 16.5 D x 11.75 H inches each. Clamshell; 3.5 W x 17.75 D x 12.5 H inches.

About the work: Picasso's 347 series is a collection of erotic engravings executed at Mougins from March to October 1968, a daily illustrative diary in which he inscribed his thoughts on copper. See less