$198
A group of nine volumes published and designed by Franco Maria Ricci. The following 3 vols. from the Signs of Man series: 4to, black silk-backed boards, gilt-lettered, pastedown illustrations, decorative endpapers, publisher's matching folding case with pastedown spine labels, in original publisher's shipping boxes, comprising: Signs of Man Series: No. 7. Text by Roland Barthes. With an essay by Achille Bonito Oliva. (Milan & Paris, 1980). Signs of Man Series: No. 8. By Jorge Luis Borges. With miniatures of tantric cosmology introduced by Alain Danielou. (Milan & Paris, 1981) Testo di Andre Leon Talley. (Milan, 1982) The following 3 vols. from the Signs of Man series: 4to, black silked-backed boards, gilt-lettered, pastedown illustrations, decorative endpapers, matching slipcase, comprising: No. 2. Critical examination by Sergio Samek Ludovici. Parma, 1975. No. 3. Edited by Guido Almansi. Notes by Brassai and Helmut Gernsheim. (Parma), 1975. No. 4. Text by William Saroyan. Introduction by Sidney Janis. Critical notes by Oto Bihalji-Merin. (Milan), 1976. [also:] (Milan), 2000. 3 vols. 8vo, black silk-backed boards, gilt-lettered, pastedown illustrations, publisher's matching slipcase.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2011-08-09
