VINGT-CINQ DESSINS D'UN DORMEUR BY JEAN COCTEAU

Montpellier: Fata Morgana (2002). Softcover. Book Condition: Fine. Unpaginated (approx. 60pp). Illustrated with 25 line drawings by Jean Cocteau. Text in French. A beautifully published art book featuring twenty-five exquisite line drawings executed by Jean Cocteau in 1926 while watching his partner Jean Desbordes sleep, originally created during their retreat at Villefranche-sur-Mer. Published in a small edition on fine paper stock by the renowned French art publisher Fata Morgana featuring uncut pages. An elegant and intimate collection of French Avant-Garde draughtsmanship. From the publisher: "Our volume reproduces, with exact fidelity and in the original format, the unique and extremely rare first edition published by H.-L. Mermod in 1929. This facsimile went out of print shortly after its initial release of three hundred copies in 2002."