Sunshine at Midnight: Memories of Picasso and Cocteau
by Laporte, Genevieve
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0297769049
- ISBN 13
- 9780297769040
- Seller
-
Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975 First English edition 1975 of the 1973 and the only one listed on Worldcat. Si tard le soir, translated by Douglas Cooper. Near fine brown boards with gilt lettering, lower corners lightly bumped, some wear to lower spine. No writing or marks, includes black and white photographs of the author, Picasso, friends and some drawings of the author. A memoir of Picasso by a then 17 year old poet who was romantically involved with the artist from the mid 1940's. Good dust jacket depicting a 1951 ink drawing of the author by the master which has some repaired chips and small tears at the edges.
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- Bookseller
- Sparkle Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001341
- Title
- Sunshine at Midnight: Memories of Picasso and Cocteau
- Author
- Laporte, Genevieve
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297769049
- ISBN 13
- 9780297769040
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY PICASSO Laporte
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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Sparkle Books
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