signed first edition
[2001] · [Phoenicia, N.Y.]
by OBERLÉ, Gérard (text); Hans Gissinger (photographs); Richard Pevear (translation)
[Phoenicia, N.Y.]: Woodstock Editions, [2001]. First Edition. One of 500 copies signed by Gissinger, of which this is no.123. Folio (43.5cm); printed cloth-covered boards, with titling in white and black on spine and front cover; marbled endpapers; [6],7-194,[6]pp; colorful photographs and illustrations throughout. A Fine copy.
French text followed by Pevear's translation to English, with full-page photographs of Italian sausage. Text explores the photographer and salami, with sections including "Boarding School", "Pedigree", "Heroes of Salamis", and "Some Limericks". Oberlé was a French writer and bibliographer, who often focused on cookery (truncated)
French text followed by Pevear's translation to English, with full-page photographs of Italian sausage. Text explores the photographer and salami, with sections including "Boarding School", "Pedigree", "Heroes of Salamis", and "Some Limericks". Oberlé was a French writer and bibliographer, who often focused on cookery (truncated)