GRIS, Juan (1887-1927), illustrator, and Max JACOB (1876-1944). Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T. conte philosophique. Paris: Éditions de la galerie Simon (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler), 1921.

4to. 4 full-page cubist lithographs printed in glue, green, brown, and bistre by Juan Gris. Modern calf by Renée Haas and collaborator Claude Ribal stamp-signed and dated 1999, the covers with mirrored geometric background of various shades of lavender, tan, and sage green onlays surrounding a central stylized artist's pallette of purple, yellow, green and orange onlays with white and black onlay outline, upper cover with white onlays lettered with the title in black, lower cover with white onlays lettered in black with the artist and author's names, edges gilt, tan suede doublures and endleaves; original wrappers bound in; morocco-tipped slipcase and suede-lined chemise, gilt-lettered on spine (tiny scuff to spine panel).

LIMITED EDITION, number 69 of 100 copies SIGNED BY JUAN GRIS AND MAX JACOB of a total edition of 110. Castleman, A Century of Artists Books, p. 173; Chapon, The Painter and the Book, pp. 108-110.

IN AN EXCEPTIONAL MODERN BINDING BY RENEÉ HAAS, executed by Ribal. Haas produced very few bindings for select clients, and her work is therefore very rare on the market.

Property from the Estate of Morton and Estelle Sosland, Kansas City, Missouri

GRIS, Juan (1887-1927), illustrator, and Max JACOB (1876-1944). Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T. conte philosophique. Paris: Éditions de la galerie Simon (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler), 1921.