rot 5: haiku hiroshima

harig, ludwig

Stuttgart: Verlag der Augenblick, 1961. First edition. Square 8vo issued as a ten-panel vertical leporello with covers printed in red and black, and panels printed in black and white. Unpaginated [10 pp.] Text in German. Signed and inscribed by the artist.

Issue no. 5 in the Rot series edited by Max Bense and Elisabeth Walther largely devoted to concrete poetry and the exploration of language and letterforms. This issue featuring a selection of writings by Harig. Signed and inscribed to Elisabeth at title page.

Very good with trace amounts of rubbing to covers, an area of darkening along top margin, with three small pin holes at first fold, and light age toning throughout. Item #844

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