DIAGHILEW (Serge de). Set of 4 volumes in common slipcase in - Lot 28

DIAGHILEW (Serge de). Set of 4 volumes in common slipcase including: - LAURENCIN (Marie) and DIAGHILEW (Serge de). Les Biches. Paris, Quatre chemins, 1924. 2 in-4 paperback volumes with color illustrated covers by Marie Laurencin, first edition of this work devoted to Bronislava Nijinska's ballet Les Biches, premiered on January 6, 1924 by Serge de Diaghilev's Ballets Russes to music by Francis Poulenc and with sets and costumes designed by Marie Laurencin. The first volume includes a portrait of Nijinska after a drawing by Jean Cocteau, an article by Cocteau, a portrait of Francis Poulenc after Marie Laurencin, an article by Darius Milhaud, a reproduction of Poulenc's score and 14 color reproductions of drawings and paintings by Marie Laurencin. The second volume is devoted to the stage production, and includes a photographic portrait of Marie Laurencin based on a Man Ray photograph, and 23 photographs by Georges Detaille of the ballet's various artists. Limited edition of 335 numbered copies, this one n°89, one of 200 on Arches vellum. - BRAQUE (Georges) and DIAGHILEW (Serge de). Les facheux. Paris, éditions des quatre chemins, 1924. 2 in-4 paperback volumes in color illustrated covers by Georges Braque, first edition of this work devoted to Boris Kochno's ballet Les Facheux, based on Molière's comedy-ballet, premiered on January 19, 1924 at the Monte-Carlo theater, with music by Georges Auric, choreography by Nijinska and sets and costumes designed by Georges Braque. The first volume includes an article and hors texte portrait of Georges Auric by Jean Cocteau, an article by Louis Laloy, a reproduction of Georges Auric's score and 23 color reproductions of Georges Braque's set and costume designs. The second volume is devoted to the stage production, and includes a photographic portrait of Georges Braque based on a Man Ray photograph, and 22 photographs by Georges Detaille of the ballet's various artists. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this one #232, one of 385 on Arches vellum. Provenance: Collection Anne Marie Berger