A limited edition of 1,500 copies of which this is 1,366. Signed by the illustrator on the limitation page. Illustrated by Jose Luis Cuerva with fine etchings, each with tissue guard. Gray leather spine (somewhat faded) and gray decorative paper over boards. In all Kafka s surreal fable is given a very contemporary and highly artistic twist, making this one of the most original and striking productions for the club for quite some time. It was designed by Ben Shiff, set in American Monotype and the etchings were printed at the Water Street Press. The book itself is a fine production, printed on mold-made paper specially produced for this edition by Cartiere Enrico Magnani. with a bold signature and a very large pen and ink drawing filling much of the front blank page. The famous Mexican Surrealist has inscribed this copy "La Vida de un hobre. UNIQUE INSCRIBED COPY WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY JOSÉ LUIS CUEVAS. Internally a pristine copy, the binding also fine but for a light touch of sun and one small abrasion to the calf of the spine, the slipcase still very nice with only minor age evidence.
Large 8vo, hand-cased at the Gray Parrot bindery in quarter gray-brown calf over textured paper-covered boards, the spine lettered in gilt within a blank embossed frame, in the original slipcase. With etchings on tissue-guarded plates and drawings by José Luis Cuevas created specifically for this publication. THIS COPY WITH ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTION AND ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING BY THE ARTIST. Unique Inscribed copy of this Limited Edition of 1500 hand-numbered copies signed by the artist, José Luis Cuevas. Fine condition in matching Solander box Limited to 1500 signed copies, this being #858. Green and black marbled endpapers by Sobotova.
Top edge painted green, hand sewn head and tailbands in black and green silk. Green morocco spine label in the shape of a pedestal with an apple balancing on top, lettered in gilt.
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French structure, full black goatskin with mirror image, green cutout designs on upper and lower boards. Design binding by Jarmila Jelena Sobotova. Illustrations by José Luis Cuevas, and signed by him at the colophon. The depressions were filled with leather dust and painted with (insect like) acrylic colors." Accompanying the book is an exhibit catalogue featuring the works of both Jan and Jarmila, from the Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery at SMU in Dallas, 1995, which both artists have signed. This design was created by cutting out the shapes in the leather after the book was covered. There are two mirror images that appears skewed in abstract way. A copy of Sobotova's own description of this project is included and sheds some light on her process of creating this tremendous volume: "The top and back covers decorations are based on Cuevas interpretation of the story - metamorphosis of a man. This copy in a unique design binding from Czech artist, Jarmila Jelena Sobotova, former student of Jan Sobota (1939-2012). Kafka's famous novella from the Limited Editions Club with interpretive illustrations from Mexican artist, José Luis Cuevas (1934-2017). Shiff provides some background into the production of this particular volume, noting that the artist Jose Luis Cuevas flew to New York from Mexico to prepare the plates, working on them for two weeks and that the "printing of the etching was a difficult painstaking process which took over three months to complete." Shiff goes on to add that the LEC has "returned to the tradition of printing the letter by letterpress, and it is printed on the mold made paper imported from Italy specially for 'The Metamorphosis.'". Also laid in, a one-page typed letter signed by the new owner of the Limited Editions Club Sidney Shiff on Club letterhead addressed to Morris Jacobs on September 18, 1984. "The Monthly Letter of The Limited Editions Club," September, 1984, no. Text and drawings printed by Daniel Keleher at the Wild Carrot Letterpress, while the etchings printed at the Water Street Press. Signed by the illustrator on colophon in rear. Very minute wear at spine foot, spine leather a shade toned, else a Very Good to Near Fine copy. five full-paged engravings (tissue guards), additional illus. Slim quarto publisher's grey Niger goat over papier-peint boards, black gilt-lettered spine label, housed in original matching paper-covered slipcase xii,61pp. First Thus, Limited to 1500 copies of which this is no.
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