valoch optical book amodulo
by VALOCH, Jiri
[24] pp. Square 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Brescia: Edizioni Amodulo, 1970.
A scarce and early artist’s book by the important Czech artist and poet Jiri Valoch (b. 1946), edition of 1000 copies and signed by the artist on the inside of the lower wrapper. Each recto has a single vertical red line that alters the optical experience, the lines also bleed-through. Near fine. We locate two examples in American libraries (as of December 2024). (Inventory #: 10742) (truncated)
A scarce and early artist’s book by the important Czech artist and poet Jiri Valoch (b. 1946), edition of 1000 copies and signed by the artist on the inside of the lower wrapper. Each recto has a single vertical red line that alters the optical experience, the lines also bleed-through. Near fine. We locate two examples in American libraries (as of December 2024). (Inventory #: 10742) (truncated)
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