Rubin, William, ed. — Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective

New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Bound handsomely in black sailcloth over boards, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine and front cover, quite fine. William Rubin has edited a fine, then definitive artist monograph devoted to the life and work of Pablo Picasso, with a chronology by Jane Fluegel and then Forewords by Richard E. Oldenburg and Hubert Landais and then a long essay about the exhibition by Dominique Bozo, followed by 15 chapters, a key to variant dates, photograph credits, acknowledgments, lenders to the exhibition, and the trustees of the Museum of Modern Art. [5], 6-453 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,