Books and Manuscripts · Lot 2107
O'Doherty, B., under pseud. Patrick Ireland. "Turning a page".
Artist's book, (20)p., each page w. an ORIGINAL DRAWING in black feltwriter, the first page w. the title in Letraset (instant lettering), the last page twice monogrammed "P.I.'77", bound in modern cream and burgundy mor. by "Antonio P.N.", in matching cream and burgundy mor. portfolio, frontcover of book and portfolio stamped "TURNING" in red, square 4to.
- Lot
- 2107
- Estimate
- €300 – €500
- Photos
- 5 photos
Condition
Letraset lettering of title sl. defective; first page sl. thumbed; last 2 lvs. w. stain(s) in blank margins.
Notes
Unique copy, the drawings like a flipbook showing the turning of the page of a book. WIth SIGNED DEDICATION by the artist on last page: "for Jan van der Marck, a writer of wonderful pages/ Patrick Ireland". R. Panczenko (ed.), Patrick Ireland: Labyrinths, Language, Pyramids, and Related Acts (1993), p.89.