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Published by Milano: Rizzoli, 1971, 1971
Seller: °ART...on paper - 20th Century Art Books, Lugano, Switzerland
Association Member: ILAB
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 4° - Two volumes 358+374pp - Color & B/w illustrations, some reproduced on folded tables. First Italian edition in the translation of Augusto Donaudy, printed in France as the original by Gallimard, released in Paris in the same year, created under the direction of the Author. It is a special book, a literary work with a very long gestation, started in the 40s when Aragon (1897-1982) met Matisse (1869-1954). It is a novel where the life of Aragon is intertwined with that of the protagonist, it is an art book because it participates in the art of Matisse, it is an anthology of texts written over the years, with literary and historical notes and references. Original binding, original dust-jacket and original slipcase. In Fine condition.