151 - Gerhard Altenbourg. *Rinnen*. Woodcuts and Texts. No place, self-published, 1976. Includes 22 woodcuts, most of which are monogrammed, and 27 poems, with the title and publication note hand-calligraphed by the author. Loose double-page sheets in an original half-parchment case with a mounted woodcut vignette on the front and back covers.

Gerhard Altenbourg. *Rinnen*. Woodcuts and Texts. No place, self-published, 1976. Includes 22 woodcuts, most of which are monogrammed, and 27 poems, with the title and publication note hand-calligraphed by the author. Loose double-page sheets in an original half-parchment case with a mounted woodcut vignette on the front and back covers. Call time: approx. 1:27 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 27 planned copies: “Altenbourg, however, did not find the time to prepare the copies for the planned 27 cases; only five copies were completed” (Janda). - On handmade paper, with the first and last double-sheets bearing the paper-making screen and the artist’s dry stamp. - This rare artist’s book was created between 1968 and 1975. The woodcuts were printed by Werner Lorenz on a hand press under the artist’s supervision; the poems and image titles were subsequently inscribed by Altenbourg. - This copy is numbered, dated, and signed by the artist on the inside cover, where it also bears a handwritten dedication: “For Johannes Köhler.” - The page next to the edition note features a monogrammed ink drawing. Janda II, 76/40 28.0 × 28.0 cm. 60 pages. - One page has a slight crease along the margin; one page has a tiny stain along the bottom edge.