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Philosophical Library, New York. Published date: 1947. Hardcover, 168 pp; 30 cm. English translation of A Pablo Picasso by French Surrealist poet Paul Eluard (1895-1952), translated by Joseph T. Shipley. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white photographic reproductions of works by Pablo Picasso from different periods of his career, along with portraits of the artist.
In good condition/ no dust jacket. Red cloth boards with black lettering on the front and spine. Light bumping and rubbing to edges and corners, moderate overall surface wear and scuffing, and mild fading to cloth, heavier along the upper edges and spine; binding firm. Previous owner's inscription in ink dated 1949 on the front free endpaper with a stamped address for Carton de Colombia. Interior pages have light age toning with scattered foxing spots visible on some leaves but are otherwise unmarked. [From publisher]: [A]n annotated collection of the works of Pablo Picasso... The full-page reproductions, from every period of the artist's growth, have been selected by his close friend and kindred spirit, the poet, Paul Eluard... Eluard has included prose and poetry which create the same effect as the Picasso paintings. Contents include: I Speak of What is Good; The Physics of Poetry - Beginning with Picasso; First in the World; Pablo Picasso (The Arms of Sleep ...); End of a Monster; To Pablo Picasso - Good morning ...; Show me that man always ...; To Pablo Picasso - Some have invented boredom ...; A bowl of air ...; An end of going astray ...; The bull's ear ...; Is there a clay more sterile ...; I recognize the changing image of woman ...; The Bull's Ear; Painted Words; If You Love; Flights - Of the new day ...; Forest laden ...; Of Our Time (Upon my hand ...); Of Our Time (When our sky closes ...); To Pablo Picasso (A crowd of portraits ...); One and Several.