Feb 23, 2012 - Sale 2269

Sale 2269 - Lot 61

Price Realized: $ 1,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(D'AMBROSIO, JOSEPH.) Joyce, James. Two titles based on Two Tales of Shem and Shaun. Illustrated with serigraphs and block prints by d'Ambrosio. 8vo, original bindings. Each a limited edition. Chicago: The Compulsive Printer, 1977-78

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The Mookse and the Gripes. From Two Tales of Shem and Shaun. 3 blockprints, 3 color serigraphs, and some colored designs on text pages by d'Ambrosio. 4to, bound in ruby red velvet and 23k gold leaf over a relief-serigraph, designed by the artist; book and separate print laid into rose board slipcase. Prospectus card signed by d'Ambrosio laid in. number 14 of only 25 copies signed by d'ambrosio and printer elmore mundell and with an additional serigraph not found in the book, laid into a separate pocket. From a total edition of 75. 1977 Another tale taken from Two Tales of Shem and Shaun. The Ondt and the Gracehopper. Serigraphs and block prints by d'Ambrosio. 8vo, contents loose as issued in clamshell box with relief-serigraph gilded with 23K gold on cover. number 40 of only 50 copies signed by d'ambrosio and printer elmore mundell. Chicago, 1975.