COCTEAU, Jean. Three books of drawings: Drôle de Ménage, Mai - Lot 180

COCTEAU, Jean. Three books of drawings: Drôle de Ménage, Maison de santé, Drawings. Interesting set showing three different facets of Cocteau's drawings. - Drôle de ménage Paris, Passage du Marais, 1993. In-4, paperback, illustrated flap cover. N.p. approx. 50 pages, numerous black illustrations on color backgrounds. Minor soiling and tears to cover. Amusing illustrated story published in 1948 by Paul Mohirien. One of 100 numbered copies on Vélin d'Arches (n°25). With text and drawings by Jean Cocteau, it humorously recounts the unlikely life of Monsieur Lesoleil and his wife (née Lalune!), who entrust their children's education to dogs. - Maison de Santé Montpellier, Fata Morgana, 2001. In-4, paperback, illustrated flap cover, uncut. N.p. approx. 63 pages, 30 black drawings. Facsimile of the rare original edition published by Briant-Robert in 1926. One of 300 copies on centaur vellum. Bodies in pain express the artist's experiences during his first opium detox. A text by Pierre Chanel, printed on a separate sheet, enlivens this edition by detailing the history of this addiction. - Drawings New York, Dover, 1972. In-4, paperback, illustrated cover. 129 pages, 129 black drawings. Cover slightly soiled and folded. American reprint of this collection of drawings published in 1923 by Stock, with a preface by Edouard Dermit, her adoptive son and sole heir, but above all her lover... In good condition.