Laporte Geneviève, PICASSO Pablo, COCTEAU Jean,

"Les Cavaliers dOmbre - Illustrations de Pablo Picasso. Préface de Jacques Audiberti / Sous Le Manteau de feu - Illustrations de Jean Cocteau. Préface de Armand Lanoux", Edité par Paris: Joseph Foret, 1956. 8vo, pp. [28], [30].

FIRST Edition. One of the 300 pieces (No.128). Two works of Laporte Geneviere in "dos à dos" binding, illustrated by the Pablo Picasso & Jean Cocteau. Frontispiece and one full-page drawing by Picasso to first title, with frontispiece and full-page drawing by Cocteau to the second. Original wrappers with Cocteau lithographs to both covers printed in black, red and green. Loose-bound as issued. Laporte was an author and poet, best known for her association with Cocteau and Picasso. She was mistress and model of Picasso during the 1950s. Small tear on wrappers spine, otherwise clean and fine.