Leymarie, Jean — Balthus

Geneva, Switzerland / New York, Albert Skira / Rizzoli International, 1990. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This is the greatly expanded Second Edition of the 1979 true First Edition, this edition featuring an Introduction and 56 tipped-in color and 18 black-and-white illustrations. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Bound handsomely in an oatmeal sailcloth, with sharp and distinct brown lettering to front cover and spine. Housed in a simple but classy two-tone paper-covered cardboard slipcase. Front cover features the iconic Balthus painting, Katia Reading, 1968-1975, from a personal collection. The artist, Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (February 29, 1908 – February 18, 2001), known as Balthus, "was a Polish-French modern artist. He is known for his erotically charged images of pubescent girls, but also for the refined, dreamlike quality of his imagery" (Wikipedia).Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,