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Alexandre (Arsène) & Jean Cocteau. The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst, first English edition, 74 tipped-in plates only, 1913.

Sold for £240 at Forum Auctions - UK on Sep 11, 2025.

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Alexandre (Arsène) & Jean Cocteau. The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst, translated by Harry Melvill, first English edition, tipped-in portrait with facsimile signature and 74 tipped-in plates only (of 77, lacking plates 35, 44 & 49), of which 4 folding and many colour, portrait lightly offset, portrait and some plates seemingly with corners laid down, couple short marginal tears (one repaired), occasional light finger-soiling, gutter cracked at points but holding, ex-Royal College of Art Library with bookplate/labels to endpapers and embossed stamp to foot of title, original half vellum, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, library stickers to spine foot, light soiling, extremities quite worn, joints split at head with backstrip starting to peel away from upper joint, folio, Fine Art Society, 1913.

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