DOMELA PAR WASSILLY KANDINSKY ET MARCEL BRION WITH A SIGNED ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH. 1956.

Paris: Galerie 93, 1956

19 x 14.2cm, 12pp plus two b/w plates hors text after abstract reliefs by Domela and original wrappers. First edition of this deluxe exhibition catalogue which contains texts written in 1943 and 1956 by Kandinski and Brion repectively. Additionally this has laid in an original abstract lithograph signed by Domela.

One of 500 numbered copies issued, this copy is somewhat perplexing in that it has signs of water damage in the book (minor stains on wrappers and bizarrely one of the plates bound in hors texte has been inserted in duplicate but the two pages (due to the paper employed) have stuck together when the book was damp and there are paper abrasions on the second duplicate page where the pages have been taken apart – however this duplication by error means that the second damaged page could easily be removed and no one would be the wiser (but we never do this preferring to sell books in the state we found them and allowing the purchaser to make these conservation decisions for themselves). The laid in lithograph is fine and shows no damage whatsoever other than some minor browning on one side that is hardly noticeable.