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434 - Gunnar Kaldewey - Clemens von Lucius. 75 Artist Books: The Kaldewey Press, New York. A Catalogue Raisonné. Mainz, Hermann Schmidt 2011. With numerous color illustrations. Bright red original suede binding with a red morocco spine and silver-stamped spine title (Thomas Zwang, Hamburg).

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€350 - 500

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32%

Gunnar Kaldewey - Clemens von Lucius. 75 Artist Books: The Kaldewey Press, New York. A Catalogue Raisonné. Mainz, Hermann Schmidt 2011. With numerous color illustrations. Bright red original suede binding with a red morocco spine and silver-stamped spine title (Thomas Zwang, Hamburg). Auction start time: approx. 5:19 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of nine “Deluxe” copies. — Each of these was bound with a copy of the eighth printing by the Kaldewey Press: “Books as Art” (a lecture by Gunnar Kaldewey, which he delivered in 1990 at the Getty Museum, among other venues). The text, embellished with colored embossed prints, was printed in 1990 in a run of 20 copies on various colors of handmade paper; another 20 were published at that time on white paper. - This copy of the press’s authoritative catalog includes one of the multicolored copies, which was signed by Gunnar Kaldewey in the colophon. 24.5 : 18.0 cm. 351,[1] pages; 24 leaves. - Slipcase with thin edges, spine discolored. English description: With numerous color illustrations. Bright red original buckskin binding with a red morocco spine and silver-stamped title on the spine (Thomas Zwang, Hamburg). One of nine “Deluxe” copies, each of which was bound with a copy of Edition 8 from the Kaldewey Press (Books as Art, a lecture by Gunnar Kaldewey). The text, embellished with colored embossed prints, was printed in 1990 in a run of 20 copies on various colors of handmade paper; another 20 were published at that time on white paper. - This copy of the authoritative directory of the press is one of the multicolored editions. It is signed by Gunnar Kaldewey in the colophon. Slipcase with a faded margin; spine discolored.

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Auction details

Auction 34: Art & Books - Special Catalog: 20th-Century Artist's Books / Renker Collection, Part 2
Saturday, November 21
12:00 PM
86 A Osterbekstraße
22083 Hamburg, Germany

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