[Cristobal Balenciaga]
Balenciaga was published in 2011 to celebrate the opening of the Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa in Balenciaga's home town of Getaria. The museum houses the largest collection of the couturier's work in the world and the book illustrates and describes a wide selection of the finest pieces. The photographs and detailed shots of the clothes were taken especially for the book. Expert essays on the designer accompany the catalogue. Scarce in English.
Texts by Miren Arzalluz, Marie-Andrée Jouve, Pierre Arizzoli-Clémentel & Lourdes Cerrillo Rubio. Preface by Hubert de Givenchy. Fundacion Cristobal Balenciaga Fundazioa & Editorial Nerea. Getaria. 2011. First edition. English language edition. Hardback, quarto; black boards, dust jacket. 431 pages. Extensively illustrated throughout, predominantly in colour. English. 330 x 250mm. 3kg. 9780500970287. Near fine, in near fine dust jacket; slight shelf wear.
