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READING ED RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Coupland, Douglas, W.S. Di Piero & Beatrice Von Bismarck. Yilmaz Dwezior, Editor. Bregenz, GERMANY: Kunsthaus Bregenz, 2012. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Cloth. Artist Monograph. Very Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. 286pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. With a biography, exhibition checklist and biblography. Published in conjunction with a 2012 Kunsthaus Bregenz exhibition, this is a beautifully produced comprehensive hardbound survey of Edward Ruscha's artist's books, hand-painted books, and artwork incorporating book imagery. In addition to images of the exhibited objects it features dozens of photographs of the show's installation, essays by Douglas Coupland, W.S. Di Piero, and Beatrice Von Bismarck along with a significant bibliography. An otherwise bright, most handsome example of the first printing showing a dent through the boards and textblock at the head of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. 3-86335-232-7 Inventory Number: 025396