First Encounter, Translated by Barbara Bray ** 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING **

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this hardcover book. Full number line including the "1". Blue glossy boards with silver foil lettering on spine. Boards are rigid and warp-free. A teeny tiny scrape of missing blue color on rear cover and areas of rubbing on bottom of boards, corners and spine tips. Spine is flat and square. Corners are crisp. No previous owner marks (no names, no underlining, no bookplates, etc). No remainder marks. Pages are clean, relatively crisp and bright. DUST JACKET complete, NOT price-clipped [$16.95]. The jacket shows minimal edge wear, light rubbing, tiny nicks and a couple chips. It has a 2mm x 5mm whole in back cover. It has no major tears or major damage. Vivid and glossy! Will be protected with an archival book jacket cover. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. Synopsis The late wife of noted painter Marc Chagall describes her adolescence in pre-revolutionary Russia and her first encounter with the artist she later married, with seventy-four drawings by Chagall.…