Design rare books and prints

First edition, first impression. Fully illustrated. Folio. Publisher's burgundy cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt, top edge gilt. Tissue guards inevitably browned, spine perhaps just a trace faded but an exceptionally fresh copy.

First edition; 2 vols (comprising photobook and text-booklet); photographic illustrations, text booklet printed in red in English, French & German; photobook publisher's wraparound pictorial boards, booklet original printed wrappers, a fine copy.

Gouache and watercolour heightened with gum-arabic on very dark green card, annotated in pale ink with body type below, numbered '84', in upper left corner, German copyright label on verso, 27 x 42 cm (10½ x 16½ in), a tear at the left sheet edge into the background.

Gouache and watercolour heightened with gum-arabic on very dark green card, annotated in pale ink with body type below, numbered '78', in upper left corner, German copyright label on verso, 27 x 42 cm (10½ x 16½ in).

Gouache and watercolour heightened with gum-arabic on very dark green card, annotated in pale ink with body type below, numbered '77', in upper left corner, German copyright label on verso, 27 x 42 cm (10½ x 16½ in).

Gouache and watercolour heightened with gum-arabic on very dark green card, annotated in pale ink with body type below, numbered '76', in upper left corner, German copyright label on verso, 27 x 42 cm (10½ x 16½ in).

Gouache and watercolour heightened with gum-arabic on very dark green card, annotated in pale ink with body type below, numbered '75', in upper left corner, German copyright label on verso, 27 x 42 cm (10½ x 16½ in).

Gouache and watercolour heightened with gum-arabic on very dark green card, annotated in pale ink with body type below, numbered '73', in upper left corner, German copyright label on verso, 27 x 42 cm (10½ x 16½ in).

Gouache and watercolour heightened with gum-arabic on very dark green card, annotated in pale ink with body type below, numbered '74', in upper left corner, German copyright stamp on verso, 27 x 42 cm (10½ x 16½ in).

Gouache and watercolour heightened with gum-arabic on very dark green card, annotated in pale ink with body type below, numbered '93', in upper left corner, German copyright stamp on verso, 27 x 42cm (10½ x 16½ in).