KIRSCH, UWE.
[Untitled artists bookwork/sketchbook.]
N.p.: 1985
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(125)ff. Prof. illus. with original drawings in pen and ink, watercolor, crayon, and pencil (some with collage). 207 x 215 mm. (8 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches). Sm. sq. 4to. Cork-covered boards, 1/4 cloth (the front cover boldly signed in crayon by the artist). Unique artists bookwork, in a blank album. The volume is signed and dated 1985 in pencil on the title-page.
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