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RICHARD PRINCE: AMERICAN ENGLISH
(PRINCE, RICHARD). Prince, Richard. Shaun Caley Regen, Editor. London & Koln, GERMANY: Sadie Coles HQ & Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2003. First Edition 1/1400. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. 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. 3-88375-717-9 Inventory Number: 024100