2250/​6079

Berta Moltke

Paul Zweig: Images & Footsteps. Verona 1970–1971 (Plain Wrapper Press). Limited to 50 copies in Roman numbering, this #XI. With 5 etchings by Berta Moltke. Signed by Paul Zweig and Berta Moltke. Inscribed by publisher Richard-Gabriel Rummonds. Enclosed 4 extra loose etchings. Bound in half morrocco, with faded spine. Housed in paper slip case with wear due to age and use. Leaf size app.: H. 32.5 x L. 25 cm. + Domingo de la Cueva: Il Deserto Abitato – Nadir. Four b/w etchings numbered and signed by the artist. Verona 1983. Limitied to 30 copies, this #21. Loose leaves in paper folder. Leaf size app.: H. 35 x L. 24.5 cm. Minimal wear due to age and use. + Domingo de la Cueva: Il Deserto Abitato – Zenith. Four b/w etchings numbered and signed by the artist. Verona 1983. Limited to 30 copies, this #21. Loose leaves in paper folder. Leaf size app.: H. 35 x L. 24.5 cm. Minimal wear due to age and use. + Jack Spicer: A Lost Poem. Verona 1974 (Plain Wrapper Press). Illustrated with 2 b/w etchings by Ariel. Limited to 114 copies, this #X. Signed by the artist. Bound in cloth folder. Minimal wear due to age and use. (4)

Inscription by publisher: "For Berta from Richard The task was often more than I was capable of – but your patience and gentle prodding succeeded in extracting from me this lovely momento of you as both an artist and a friend."

Provenance: From the collection of painter and graphic artist Berta Grete Countess Moltke-Huitfeldt, Copenhagen.

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Art and photo books, 15 December 2022

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1,900 DKK  

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