Braque: Dessins.
Printed in France. Les Editions Braun & Cie. 1950. First edition. Paper wrap. Softcover paper (illustrated) wraps with glassine remnants. 4to. 12, [16 plates], [table of plates], [colophon] pp. Illustrated with 12 b/w and 4 colour full-page plate reproductions of artworks by Georges Braque. French text. Thick paper stock with deckled edges. Text block is clean, bright, unmarked, and square with a strong binding. The paper wrap is a little worn and chipped along the edges and corners. The glassine has browned and is chipped and fragmented (mostly in the spine and hinges). The fragile condition of the glassine will require gentle handling. Included with this copy is the following ephemera: a folded sheet advertisement for the book "The Intimate Sketchbooks of Georges Braque" published by Harcourt, Brace, and Company; an excised book review from the New York Times (no date) for the previously mentioned book; and an exhibition pamphlet from the Knoedler Galleries (New York City) for a show entitled: "Braque Bronzes" that ran from May 8 - June 29, 1956. Good. Item #67289
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