NEMO PROPHETA IN PATRIA
Brescia: Edizioni Nuovi Strumenti, 1978. Softcover 4to printed in red, green, and black, with pages printed in black. Unpaginated. Text mostly in Italian, some English, French, and German. To which is added one folded A4 sheet printed in black on recto and a postcard printed in dark brown on recto and verso on white card stock coated at one side.
Artists’ book documenting several of Cavellini’s mail art projects, many of which were collaborations with other artists, including Robin Crozier, E. F. Higgins, Buster Cleveland, Anna Banana, Robert Filliou, Chuck Stake, Gabor Tóth, Wolf Vostell, and Ben Vautier among others. Includes a laid in folded printed letter from Centro Studi Cavellinian and an artists’ postcard listing historical art publications arranged in chronological order.
Trace amounts of rubbing and age toning to covers, including sunning along spine, and age toning along text block extremities. Very good. Laid in letter with hard horizontal fold line at middle and trace amounts of age toning and postcard also with trace amounts of age toning. Very good or better. Item 1145.
Price: $25.00