Limited Edition Book of Fernand Léger's Drawings of War

Fernand Léger; Douglas Cooper. FERNAND LÉGER DESSINS DE GUERRE 1915-1916. Paris: Berggruen & Cie, 1956. Limited edition; no. 278 of 600 numbered copies (with an additional 50 copies hors commerce). Stapled text booklet with list of plates and (44) numbered plates, all loose in publisher's chemise, in clear acetate slipcase. Text in French.

10 x 7 3/4 in.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Text booklet with minor creasing and one scratch to cover; plates with occasional light creasing, waviness, and slightly bumped corner, and rare possible hint of toning; toning and light wear to chemise; scuffed slipcase with tears and chips at corners; very good to near fine in very good chemise and dj.