Die Kathedrale

1920. SCHWITTERS, Kurt. Die Kathedrale. Text by Kurt Schwitters. Illustrated with 7 lithographs by Schwitters. 8vo, 225 x 145 mm, bound in original illustrated wrappers and paper label, preserved in a slipcase inside a new cloth folding box. Hannover: Paul Steegemann, 1920. A superb copy of this rare, important and fragile Dada pamphlet, issued in an unspecified edition, issued as a special issue of Schwitters' periodical Merz. "The Kathedrale graphics are doubtless the finest, most original works produced by Schwitters at this time, and they deserve a place of honour in the history of modern graphics"' (Schmalenbach). The Artist and the Book 278. A Century of Artists Books 158. Schmalenbach, Kurt Schwitters.