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SOL LEWITT: FOUR BASIC KINDS OF STRAIGHT LINES
(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. London: Studio International, 1969. First Edition. Square 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (32pp), 15 illustrations in b&w + b&w covers. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Four Basic Kinds of Straight Lines" is a typically rigorous Sol LeWitt artist's book that delineates fifteen permutations of four basic kinds of straight lines - 1. vertical, 2. horizontal, 3. diagonal l. to r., 4. diagonal r. to l. - and their combinations. A bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 1969 first edition published by Studio International (cited on page XX of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books" as well as in Susanna Singer's "Publications by the Artist" bibliography in SFMoMA's 2000 "Sol LeWitt"). Inventory Number: 025995