Softcover
1912 · Paris
by Delaunay, Robert, Apollinaire, Guillaume
Paris: André Marty, 1912. Softcover. G+/Fair, covers are stained, soiled and chipped. Covers show ex-library marks and tape repair. Gold pages are chipped on edges and first page is loose. Card mounts show fading along edges but plates are in good condition. Small blind stamp on 1st page.. White wrap cover, signature of Robert Delaunay reproduced in red on the front cover. First 5 leaves are printed in purple ink on golden wove paper; 11 plates are tipped onto heavy indigo-colored card mounts. First edition of this precious exhibition catalog which took place at the Barbazanges gallery, then at the Der Sturm gallery in Berlin. The preface contains Apollinaire's poem "The Windows" which will be used in Calligrammes. It is followed by the catalog made up of 11 reproductions of paintings by Robert Delaunay, including one in color, all from a model by Sonia Delaunay.
(Inventory #: 181189)