SCHAIKEVITCH (André). Serge Lifar et le destin du ballet de l'Opéra. Paris, Richard-Masse, 1971. In-8, navy blue half-maroquin with band, gilt fillets, ornate spine, gilt head, cover and spine, slipcase (A. Buvat). First edition illustrated with 26 black plates by Pablo Picasso. One of 1207 copies on tinted laid paper, the only large paper, this one of 1000 placed in the trade. From the Xavier de Planhol library, with bookplate. Discreet spotting on the second cover.