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COLORED PEOPLE
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Hollywood, CA: Self-Published, 1972. First Edition 1/4065. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. CONSIGNMENT FROM KIMBERLY DAVIS - NOT RETURNED AND TAKEN OFFLINE 9/2020 - np (64pp), 15 color illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Colored People" is Edward Ruscha's sixteenth photographically illustrated artist book - a charming color cataloguing of fourteen cacti and one palm tree. A bright yellow, most handsome example of the 1972 first and only edition (entry B16 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 104 of "From Fair to Fine 2", and page 224 of "From Fair to Fine 3") limited to four thousand and sixty-five unnumbered copies showing a few specks of trivial soiling along with a short soft crease along the foredge of the front cover, but none of the sunning or fading typically associated with this title. Inventory Number: 025730