Apollinaire.

Letter facsimiles, portraits and photographs of Apollinaire, with contributions by Guillaume Apollinaire, Tristan Tzara, Pierre Albert-Birot, Paul Dermee. Portrait of Apollinaire by Marcoussis printed in red tipped in. Sm.4to., 16.5cmx25cm, n.p. Bound in original wrappers, upper wrapper printed in red with portrait of Apollinaire by Pablo Picasso, in later half calf backed in patterned boards, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Paris, Editions de L'Espirit Nouveau.

Near fine, spine slightly rubbed, wrappers slightly soiled. 

Apollinaire was a French poet who coined the term 'Cubism' and was a fervent supporter of Cubism as well as a forefather of Surrealism. He was a popular member of artistic circles in Paris who was friends with many of the major early 20th-century artistic and literary figures. 

Stock Code: 242873