Picasso. Iconographic Documents

SABARTÉS, Jaime. Picasso. Iconographic Documents. Preface and notes by Jaime Sabartés. Translation by Félia Leal and Alfred Rosset. Geneva: Pierre Cailler, Publisher, 1954. In-4°, publisher's wrappers with illustrated dust jacket bearing a self-portrait by Picasso. DELUXE EDITION limited to 120 numbered copies on Chapelle paper (CH 1 to CH 120), eighth volume of the prestigious 'Visages d'Hommes Célèbres' collection. Plates engraved by the renowned photogravure F. Dupuis & Cie of Lausanne. Fundamental work for Picassian iconographic documentation, curated by the artist's personal secretary and intimate friend. Dust jacket with wear to edges and small tears, interior in good condition. Copy from the first printing, sought after by collectors of twentieth-century art bibliography.