Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) - Ramon REVENTÓS (1892-1976) Two Tales. The Centaur Picador. Le Crépuscule d'un faune. Paris, Barcelona: Éditions Albor, 1947. - In-4, 33.2 x 25.5 cm: (34 ff. first 2 and last 2 blank), printed cover. In leaves, filled cover, in wooden wallet with title in red on front cover, and with red cloth ribbon ties. Goeppert & Cramer, no. 45. First edition of Jaume Canyameres's French translation of Ramon Reventós's two tales Le Centaure Picador and Le Crépuscule d'un faune. It is illustrated with 4 original full-page drypoints by Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973). "Encouraged by the success of the "Dos Contes", the publisher envisaged a French version. Jaume Canyameres would translate it, and Picasso would supply four other engravings. In the summer of 1947, the text was printed, but the engravings were still missing. Picasso did not engrave them until February 1948, in Golfe-Juan. The first tale [...] is illustrated with two drypoints depicting the centaur pulling his master's cart and the centaur (picador and horse at the same time) wrestling with the bull. The second tale, [...] is illustrated with two drypoints depicting the faun playing the flute and the faun's death. Picasso penciled the cover, the title page of each tale, the lettering and, in the text, the poster announcing the bullfight of the centaur picador" (Cramer). Limited edition of 250 copies on Lana vellum, this being one of 230 numbered from 21 to 250 (no. 102). A very well preserved copy. Front cover heavily foxed, as always due to wood, small tear at bottom of spine. Exhibition: De Clergue à Picasso, Musée Réattu, Arles, October 4, 2014 - January 4, 2015.