(15"
x 10 3/8") 63pp. 15 illustrations.
(8 hors text, 7 in text.) Têtes de tirage: 1 color suite.
General condition: Fine. Exterior: Fine. Interior: Mint.
Ex. no.: 27/75.
Pages loose as issued in cream folded paper folio stamped with
title on cover, housed in blue-grey cloth-covered slipcase and
chemise with title information stamped in red lettering on spine
of chemise; corners of slipcase slightly bumped, overall in excellent
condition.
This elegant volume features fifteen stunning color copper etchings
by the painter Dorothea Tanning; eight of the illustrations are
full-page and signed in pencil. Moreover, this edition (printed
on Arches) features a suite of eight hors-texte illustrations
on Japon, all signed.
Signed by the author on the justification page; pages and plates
very clean, overall in excellent condition. The copper plates
were scratched after the printing.