signed first edition
1978 · New York
by Paz, Octavio; Phillips, Rachel; Gardner, Donald
New York: Richard Seaver / Viking, 1978. First printing. Near fine in very good jacket.. Signed first US edition of this theoretical analysis of Duchamp's artistic ethos (particularly as compared to Picasso) by the Nobel Prize-winning poet and author. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original quarter red cloth, black paper boards. In original unclipped ($14.95) photographic jacket designed by Roy Kuhlman. Signed by Paz to half-title page. Remainder stamp to bottom edge of text block. Jacket with some edgewear. Book with touches of bumping to corners. Crisp and tight.
(Inventory #: 53156)