Aragon, Louis and Jean Cocteau — Conversations on the Dresden Gallery

New York, Holmes & Meier Publishers, Inc., 1982. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound handsomely in tan sailcloth with brown titling on spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Stated First English Edition of the 1957 original true First Edition. Translated from the French by Joseph Scarfe, of Entretiens sur le Muse e de Dresde. Comprises the complete transcript of a fascinating encounter that took place in 1956, as two great French poets came together for an extended spontaneous conversation about the Dresden Gallery that had just been returned, after being seized and carried off by the Russians in World War II. Foreword by Joseph Mashek. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 166 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,