Cocteau, Jean and Pierre Jahan — La Mort Et Les Statues

Paris, France, Seghers, 1978. Hardcover. light grey cloth boards w/ dark grey spine printing. 58 pgs w/ bw illustrations. neon green dustjacket w/ bw illustration, neon green printing; protective plastic cover. Illustrated throughout. Text in French. "During the Occupation, the Parisian statues unbolted by the Germans were accumulated in a warehouse in the 12th arrondissement. Monsieur Thiers and Condorcet, Marat and the alligators of the Place de la Nation thus found themselves in the same trap. Pierre Jahan had the good idea of photographing them. Jean Cocteau was enthusiastic about the result. Thus was born 'Death and the Statues'."--WorldCat/Translated. Good+/VG- (light wear to cloth boards. soft bump to spine tail. light rubbing to lower corners. spine split; binding joints remain intact; textblock/pgs firm & intact dustjacket has light wear to edges, corners; approx 1inch tear to upper spine edge) .