Joan Miró.
Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1956 Stock Code: 131185
First edition, first printing. Miro has drawn and signed a self-portrait of himself meeting Hayworth across the endpaper and half title page in his inimitable style in black ink and watercolour. Prévert has inscribed across the same two pages "á Rita Hayworth, En amitié d'un soir... et de layt???, Jacques Prévert" with a drawing of a flower; Ribemont-Dessaignes has also signed his name with a drawing of a flower.
Description
Quarto. Original card boards with dust jacket. Housed in a red slipcase.
Illustrations
Illustrated throughout with 160 colour and black and white images by Miró and 8 original colour lithographs of which 3 fold-out, and 2 original lithographs on the dust jacket.
Condition
Small chip to head of the half-title page, edges of pages lightly yellowed over time, corners of dust jacket lightly rubbed.
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