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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	By appointment only	Spencer Coll. Ger. 2001 05-42	Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Description

29 folded sheets ([4], 132, [15] p.) : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.

Genre/Form

Typefaces (Type evidence) – Franklin Gothic.

Note

"Die Auflage ... beträgt 48 signierte Exemplare, numeriert von 1-40 und I-VIII hors commerce. Den Exemplaren mit den Nummern 1-8 und I-II ist eine Suite libre der 33 Radierungen beigegeben, gedruckt auf handgeschöpftem Büttenpapier Crisbrook 285 g/qm der Papiermühle Barcham Green, Blatt für Blatt signiert und numeriert"--Colophon.
"Gedruckt 2001 für Walther König von Till Verclas, Hamburg, auf Zerkall Kupferdruckbütten, 150 g/qm. Der Satz erfolgte aus der Franklin Gothic von Uwe Koch, Köln. Die buchbinderische Arbeit besorgte Christian Zwang, Hamburg"--Colophon.
Consists of 9 sheets folded in 4, containing the poems by Xu Pei, and 20 sheets folded in 2, containing the 31 etchings, t.p., colophon and 6 blank leaves (counted in paging). Inserted loosely in paper covers with 2 additional etchings on front and back cover.
Illustrations: 33 prints (2 on covers) : etching, aquatint, col., b&w ; full-page.
Issued unbound, in illustrated paper covers, in white paper covered chemise and slipcase, both decorated with a repeating design in red and black.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ger. 2001 05-42

OCLC

61119439

Author

Pei, Xu, 1966-

Title

Affenkönig / Xu Pei ; Radierungen von Jörg Immendorff.

Imprint

Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, [2001]

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is no. 30/40; signed by the poet and the artist; with the poet's chop mark.

Local Note

Accompanied by prospectus ([4] p.) and invitation to book party.

Added Author

Wu, Cheng'en, approximately 1500-approximately 1582. Xi you ji.

Immendorff, Jörg. Illustrator. Etcher

Verclas, Till, 1953- Printer

Zwang, Christian. Binder

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ger. 2001 05-42