COCTEAU, Jean. Fragment of : Gitans et Corridas. Illustrated - Lot 34

COCTEAU, Jean. Fragment of : Gitans et Corridas. Illustrated poem by Jean Cocteau. S.n (Société Française de Diffusion Artistique), S.l (Paris), S.d. (1971). 26 pages in unnumbered leaves, large format In-4 (32 by 25 cm). 4 pages of typographed text, 11 pages of autographed drawings, 3 of which bear Jean Cocteau's autograph. Some soiling on two of the last drawings, small stain on the first page. Fragment of an edition limited to 200 copies (here no. 5) and printed on Arches, a typical compilation of poems and drawings from the years 1955-1960. It is composed of autographs on the theme of bullfighting, signed, including three in graphite by Jean Cocteau (drawings numbered 17, 19 and 20). Partial but unusual, since, following a dispute between the author and the publisher, most copies were sent to the scrap heap.