381 - Francesco Clemente - Alberto Savinio. *The Departure of the Argonaut*. New York: Petersburg Press, 1986. With 50 color lithographs, mostly double-page in size. Original paperback in a linen slipcase.

Francesco Clemente - Alberto Savinio. *The Departure of the Argonaut*. New York: Petersburg Press, 1986. With 50 color lithographs, mostly double-page in size. Original paperback in a linen slipcase. Call time: approx. 4:44 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 200 copies of the book edition; an additional 32 were not released for sale, and 56 unbound copies were also published. — Imprint signed by the artist. - First English edition of “Hermaphrodito” (1918). - Raymond Foye served as artistic director of the edition. The original lithographs were drawn from 1983 through January 1986 at Petersburg Studios in New York and printed by hand at Rolf Neumann’s workshop in Stuttgart on thin Okawara Kozo paper from the Takaokaeishi mill, Ino-Cho, Kochi, Japan. - The book was also printed in Stuttgart under the direction of Hansjörg Mayer and Elizabeth Mahoney. - Includes the folded insert “Translator’s Note.” LC 2001 169 65.0 × 51.0 cm. [104] pages. - The cloth case cover has minimal staining. - The book is in impeccable condition. English description: Includes 50 color lithographs, mostly double-page in size. Original paperback in a cloth case. One of 200 copies of the book edition; an additional 32 were not released for sale, and 56 unbound copies were also published. - Imprint signed by the artist. - First English edition of “Hermaphrodito” (1918). - “Alberto Savinio’s travel log and wartime diary from World War I was an ideal text for Clemente, whose works are infused with implied narrative and constant autobiographical overtones. The sensual Kozo Japanese paper and the large format give the pages the appearance of an album of watercolors. Clemente, who had never worked in lithography before, delighted in experimenting with all the subtleties the medium had to offer.” (Robert Flynn Johnson, in: LC). - Raymond Foye served as artistic director of the edition. The original lithographs were drawn between 1983 and January 1986 at the Petersburg Studios in New York and printed by hand at Rolf Neumann’s workshop in Stuttgart on thin Okawara Kozo paper from the Takaokaeishi Mill in Ino-Cho, Kochi, Japan. - The book was also printed in Stuttgart under the direction of Hansjörg Mayer and Elizabeth Mahoney. - Includes the folded insert “Translator’s Note.” A few minor stains on the slipcase. The book is in perfect condition.