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Lot 192
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Burroughs, William S. — Carl Apfelschnitt

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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • Mummies. Dusseldorf and New York: Gunnar A. Kaldewey, 1982
  • paper, ink
Folio. Illustrated with 5 etched plates by Carl Apfelschnitt, hand-made orange tissue guards. Original black paper-covered boards, printed paper label to cover, printed paper label to spine, bound by Christian Zwang; head of spine bumped with some loss to text. 

Catalogue Note

FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, ONE OF 70 UNNUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY BURROUGHS, "to Nelson" on the rear free endpaper. 3 etchings signed by Apfelschnitt. Burroughs' text is related to the Cities of the Red Night trilogy and Apfelschnitt accompanies it with five etched plates.