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Modern Art, Design + Craft | October 10, 2024

Thu, Oct 10, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 334

The Burning of the Books with Verse, Circle Press Artist's Book

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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by George Szirtes and Ronald King, Circle Press, 2008, numbered 12 of 30 copies, signed by the artist and poet, numerous loose plates with accompanying text housed in paper portfolio with string closure, cloth clamshell case

Provenance: purchased Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, Birmingham, Alabama, March 2009 for $2,700 (accompanied by copy of receipt); Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

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purchased Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, Birmingham, Alabama, March 2009 for $2,700 (accompanied by copy of receipt); Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

fine, minimal wear