Gino Severini, Signed (3 results)

. In-8 br. Reproduction en couleurs contrecollée sur le premier plat. Premio nazionale delle arti del ministero della pubblica istruzione per l'anno 1960. Préface de E. Lavagnino. Bibliographie et textes inédits (en italien) de Severini. Divers textes futuristes de Severini en italien et en français. Liste des oeuvres exposées, illustrations in texte et 48 planches en fin de volume. E.O. Envoi autographe de Gino Severini à Jean Cassou.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 120 pages, in Italian; good condition; dj is yellowed with several small tears at edges and some loss around top of spine; book has 2-inch bump at upper left corner of cover, small tear ant top of spine and light crease to pages at top left edge; and another bump to upper right corner of cover small to 2-inch crease to all pages at upper right corner; warmly inscribed in Italian on half-title page to Mr Alfred H Barr Jr, dated Paris 5 Juin 1963 and signed by Gino Severini in blue ink; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

A poetic tribute to France's most noted monarchs. Surrealist frontispiece illustration by Gino Severini. ONE OF THIRTY NUMBERED COPIES BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED ON IMPERIAL JAPAN PAPER. WITH A FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION BY FORT, comprising a lengthy dedication to Carel Stahl and an UNPUBLISHED POEM, in manuscript, entitled "Mort des chevaux royaux" (The Death of Royal Horses). Both the dedication and the poem are signed by Fort, as is the justification. Additionally, this copy is COMPLETE WITH THE FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE LITHOGRAPHED PORTRAIT OF FORT, BY SEVERINI. The portrait is SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AND SIGNED IN THE STONE BY THE ARTIST. This portrait is usually missing, as it was published shortly after the book. 4to. FINE AND BRIGHT, AS NEW WITH NO DEFECTS. A perfect copy, and extremely rare in this state.