Picasso Design Merle Armitage Original (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 60 Pp. Yellow Cloth Printed In Brown And Black On Front Cover, As Issued. 5 13/16" X 4 1/2". First Book Publication Of Two Magazine Articles By Picasso, First Published In 1923 And 1930. One Of 112 Copies, Designed By Merle Armitage, Printed By Adcraft Under Supervision Of Lynton R. Kistler. Frontispiece Lithograph Portrait Of Picasso, By (Pasquale) Giovanni Napolitano, Pulled By Hand From Stone By Lynton Kistler And Signed In Pencil By Napolitano. Text Printed In Bodoni 12 Pt. Additionally, Inscribed By Armitage To The Illustrator Napolitano And His Wife: "This First Copy- Born On April 3, 1936, Is For Emmie And Jonnie Napolitano- Who Like This Book. Merle Armitage". A Fine Copy, No Wear Or Stains. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Original Signed Lithograph By Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano (illustrator). 1st Edition. 60 Pp. Beige Morocco, Blindstamped In Similar But Not Duplicative Design As The Regular Clothbound Issue, But In A Larger Format 6 9/16" X 5 3/32" Which Preserves More Of The Original Lithographic Drawing (We Also Have Available Separately A Full Page Printing Of The Lithograph, Signed And Annotated By Napolitano, Which Image Is Abbreviated Even In This Large Paper Copy).There Is A Stated Limitation Of 112 Copies, This Copy Numbered 116 (One Of Armitage's Copies Of A Small Overage In The Print Run). Designed By Merle Armitage, Printed By Adcraft Under Supervision Of Lynton R. Kistler. Frontispiece Lithograph Portrait Of Picasso, By Napolitano, Pulled By Hand From Stone By Lynton Kistler And Signed In Pencil By Napolitano. Text Printed In Bodoni 12 Pt. Additionally, Inscribed By Armitage "A Special Leather Bound Copy For Napolitano, Merle Armitage 1936". A Near Fine Copy, Slight Rubbing At Corners Of Binding. A Possibly Unique Armitage Printing In This Larger Format. Inscribed by Author(s).