A Flower Like a Raven

Book Arts. Schwitters (Kurt) ‘Die Wiese’; ‘Wunde Rosen Bluten’; ‘Die Rabenblute’; ‘Es ist Herbst’; ‘Leise’ and ‘Banalitaten aus dem Chinesischem’ with English translation by Jerome Rothenberg Drawings by Barbara Fahrner Granary Books, New York City,  1996 First Edition One of an edition limited to fifty copies, signed by the author and translator and the artist  Large 4to Designed by Barbara Fahrner and printed by Dieter Sdun in Germany on a Korrex-machine using the typefaces Bodoni, Legende, Koch-Antiqua, Futura, Glass-Antiqua and Candida. The paper is Arches. The drawings were made by the artist using pen, ink, watercolour, linocut and cliche. Full cloth with printed paper label on spine Fine copy  Fahrner treats her images as a third language, elaborating on and challenging the texts. The earnest playfulness of this homage would surely have delighted Schwitters.  

Price: £1450