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163 - Original drawing by Jean Cocteau COCTEAU (Jean) – [FOUJITA (…
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Original drawing by Jean Cocteau COCTEAU (Jean) – [FOUJITA (Tsugouharu)] The Sea Dragon. Illustrated with 25 engravings by Tsugouharu FOUJITA. Paris, Guillot, 1955. Quarto, 106 pp.; illustrated with 25 engravings by Foujita (including 15 as inserts). Frequent reprints of the plates. Limited, numbered edition on large-format Arches vellum. Superb original drawing with an autograph dedication by Jean Cocteau. Red and white morocco leather bound, signed DUVAL, gilt title on plain spine, endpapers of fine decorated paper, original publisher’s cover retained, gilt head. A fine copy. A volume superbly illustrated by Foujita, in which Cocteau recounts their journey to Japan. By Jean COCTEAU – Illustrated with 25 engravings by Tsugouharu FOUJITA. Paris, Guillot, 1955. In-4, 106pp.; illustrated with 25 Foujita burins (including 15 insets). Frequent reports of boards. Limited numbered edition on large Arches vellum. Superb original drawing with an autograph dedication by Jean Cocteau. Red and white binding signed ‘DUVAL’, gilt title on a smooth spine, fine decorated endpapers, publisher’s cover preserved, gilt head. A beautiful copy. An Arches vellum copy of this book, beautifully illustrated by Foujita,
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