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  • Frederick Sommer: The Poetic Logic Of Art And Aesthetics + Words Spoken In Memory Of Richard Nickel At A Gathering Of His Friends - Signed By The Photographer

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    FREDERICK SOMMER: THE POETIC LOGIC OF ART AND AESTHETICS + WORDS SPOKEN IN MEMORY OF RICHARD NICKEL AT A GATHERING OF HIS FRIENDS - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER

    (SOMMER, FREDERICK). Sommer, Frederick, in collaboration with Stephen Aldrich. Stockton, NJ: Designed and Printed at the Carolingian Press, 1972. First Edition. Small Square 8vo. Printed Stapled Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. np (40pp), no illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Poetic Logic of Art and Aesthetics" is Frederick Sommer's self-published item containing no photographic images that reproduces the text of his 1972 poem-cum-treatise "The Poetic Logic of Art and Aesthetics" along with the eulogy "'Words Spoken in Memory of Richard Nickell at a Gathering of His Friends". A handsome example additionally SIGNED by Frederick Sommer in black ink in a spidery hand on the title page showing some typical light age patination and slight discoloration along the rear of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 020357

    $250.00
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    Filed Under: Dada and Surrealism, Photography Monographs, Signed Books

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