308 - WILDT, Adolfo. Wildt.

WILDT, Adolfo. Wildt. First edition of this superb monograph devoted to the work of the Italian sculptor Adolfo Wildt, featuring 114 plates reproducing the major works of this iconic artist of Symbolism and the Italian Novecento movement. Milan and Rome, Casa Editrice d’Arte Bestetti e Tumminelli, 1926. Folio, loose-leaf, in the publisher’s gray cloth folder with laces, in a cardboard slipcase. 2 unnumbered folios (title page and preface) and 114 black-and-white plates (some highlighted in gold) reproducing Wildt’s major works in heliotype and zincography, numbered and preserved in tissue paper. In Italian. Spine of the case stained and sun-faded; some of the protective sheets are creased; slipcase worn. First edition of this rare and important monograph dedicated to the great Italian sculptor Adolfo Wildt (1868–1931), featuring 114 plates reproducing his major works in heliotype and zincography. A preface by the publisher introduces the collection. Limited edition of 1,000 copies; this is no. 271. A very fine copy, complete with its crisp and well-preserved plates.