Description: This lot consists of the first three volumes of what eventually became a 4-volume set, the Vol. IV - 1933-1943 having been published in 2222. Included herein are:1) A LIFE OF PICASSO: VOLUME I 1881-1906, by John Richardson, with collaboration by Marilyn McCully, and published in 1991 in a thick, heavy quarto by Random House measuring 8" x 10" containing 548 pp., this being the stated First Edition, 2nd Printing and bound in white cloth titled & illustrated in black and wrapped in a translucent dust jacket titled in blue. It is illustrated with "Some 900 illustrations (in B&W), many of them unfamiliar, (which) enable the reader to follow Picasso's mesmerizing development in images as well as words."2) LIFE OF PICASSO: VOLUME II: 1907-1917, ibid Published in 1996, being the stated First Edition, 2nd Printing containing 500 pp. with a similar number of B&W images depicting the advancement of this extraordinary artist's life and work and also bound in a similar white cloth titled in black on the spine and wrapped in a color pictorial dust jacket having a black background. 3) A LIFE OF PICASSO. THE TRIUMPHANT YEARS. 1917-1932, 2007, Published by Alfred Knopf, stated First Edition published in a slightly smaller format from the previous 2 volumes containing 952 pp. illustrated with 274 images in B&W and another 48 pp. in full color. Bound in white boards titled in silver on the spine and wrapped in a red and white dust jacket with the front panel filled with a photo-portrait of Picasso. A HEAVY 12 Pound Set! PLEASE NOTE: ALL Purchases Include FREE SHIPPING******************************************Payment is requested within five days of auction's close. After payment is received normal shipping is within 4 days; super quick shipping can be arranged, JUST ASK.INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: All of our international shipments are processed via the eBay International Shipping program, including payment and returns.Please note our years of positive feedback.... it offers proof of the overall satisfaction of our customers for over 20 years of selling Books, Maps, Autographs, Prints and other mostly Paper items on eBay. It is because items are accurately described and guaranteed, and carefully packaged. Our goal has always been your happiness with your purchase. If any item fails to do that, contact us and we will work to correct it through refunds or returns.
Price: 65 USD
Location: Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Cloth
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Region: Europe
Author: John Richardson
Publisher: Random House & Alfred Knopf
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Fine Arts: Monographs
Subject: Authoratative Bio of Picasso, 1881-1932
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1991