Lot 153
  • 153

ROBERT MOTHERWELL | Ulysses

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • Robert Motherwell
  • Ulysses
  • each sheet: approx. 324 by 238mm 12 3/4 by 9 3/4 in
  • overall: 330 by 254mm 13 by 10in
The complete book, comprising 40 etchings, 20 printed in colours, 1988, signed in pencil on the justification page and numbered 3, from the total edition of 175, with text by James Joyce, published by Arion Press, San Francisco, on Johannot wove paper, bound in original blue silk-covered boards with leather trim and matching slipcase (as issued)

Condition

The book in good condition, with a few miniscule fox marks scattered throughout the text, faint stains on the white leather trim and slipcase label.
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