BALLETS RUSSES. Grande saison d'art de la VIIIe Olympiade.
Paris: Logier frères for the Ballets Russes, 1924.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of the rare program for the Ballets Russes of 1924, the season coinciding (in part) with the Paris Olympiad immortalized in Chariots of Fire.
32 pp + six fine reproductions (one in color) of drawings by Picasso (printed on fine wove paper) + the subscription form for "Monde musical" (which is almost always missing, since the subscription was free for anyone who submitted this form).
Artwork by Marie Laurencin, Juan Gris, Georges Braque, and Picasso.
Photographs of various luminaries of the ballet world, including a remarkable image of Stravinsky. Cover design by Picasso.
4to. Original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. A rare fine in any condition, and extremely rare in fine condition and complete with the subscription form.
