"American English" 2003 PRINCE, Richard (SOLD)

"American English" 2003 PRINCE, Richard (SOLD)PRINCE, RichardSadie Coles HQ, London20038. 75" x 6"Sadie Coles HQ & Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, London & Koln, GERMANY, 2003. Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: As New. First Edition 1 1400. np, profusely illustrated in color. Published in conjunction with a 2003 Sadie Coles HQ exhibition in London, this bibliomaniacal Richard Prince artist's book pits full page photographic images of English first editions of treasured tomes from his library

PRINCE, Richard

Sadie Coles HQ, London

2003

8.75" x 6"

Sadie Coles HQ & Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, London & Koln, GERMANY, 2003. Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: As New. First Edition 1/1400. np, profusely illustrated in color. Published in conjunction with a 2003 Sadie Coles HQ exhibition in London, this bibliomaniacal Richard Prince artist's book pits full-page photographic images of English first editions of treasured tomes from his library across the truck from their American counterparts - creating a frisson not unlike that of "Kittenwar". It includes the artist's essay "Collecting: Bringing It All Back Home - A Day in the Life of a Book Collector Suggests that the Impulses Behind Collecting are Part Obsession, Part Quest and Part Fantasy". A brand new, pristine example of the first and only edition (artist's book entry 33 in "Bibliotheque d'un Amateur: Richard Prince's Publications 1981-2012") limited to one thousand, four hundred unnumbered copies. Artist's Book.