Patrick O'Brian — Pablo Ruiz Picasso: A Biography

London, Collins, 1976. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition biography exploring the life of celebrated artist, Pablo Picasso, with the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A delightful biography, being the first complete life of famous artist Picasso to appear in English at the time. Written by English novelist and writer, Patrick O'Brian, who offers a brilliant and insightful study. The work sheds light on Picasso's public and private life, including his marriages, children, friends and of course, art. With six monochrome illustrations, including photographs. Collated, complete.  In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with light bumping to the spine head and tail. Dust wrapper is very smart, with sunning to the spine and light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Popperfoto; Tate Gallery. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.