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Price: US$2195.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: London: Ganymed Original Editions Limited, 1963. Signed by the Austrian expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka directly on the limitation page. New and apparently seldom if ever opened, in a Near Fine gilt-stamped clamshell case that is lightly rubbed at the extremities. Internal condition is PERFECT. SEE PHOTOS. The clamshell is covered in sturdy gray cloth and is lined on the inside with beautiful marbled paper. SEE PHOTOS. NO owner's name or bookplate. 1963. First Edition, No. 245 of 279 copies (275 numbered, 4 lettered). 16 lithographs by the artist. Unbound signatures. From the colophon: "Oskar Kokoschka created the lithographs for this edition during the first three months of 1963. They have been printed from the stone by J. E. Wolfensberger, Zurich. The text is based on the NEW SHAKESPEARE published by the University Press, Oxford, by Vivian Ridler, Printer to the University. The paper, handmade Crisbrook, has been specially made for this edition by J. Barcham Green Ltd., Maidstone Kent. All copies of the edition have been signed by the artist." Oversize hardcover case. 15.25" wide by 19.25" tall (38.5cm x 49cm). This extremely large, very heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage, depending on destination, and charged at our cost. Signed by Kokoschka. First Edition, No. 245 of 279 copies. Oversize Hardcover (Folio). New/Near Fine clamshell case. Illus. by Kokoschka, Oskar (16 lithographs). Unbound signatures. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.