Oct 25, 2016 - Sale 2426

Sale 2426 - Lot 416

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,500
JOHN GOSSAGE.
LAMF (LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER - 3 DAYS IN BERLIN, 1987).
A rare and extraordinary title in a very limited edition, in which each example is unique. Illustrated with 25 evocative silver prints depicting views of Berlin, photographed over three days in 1987. The images measuring 5 1/4x3 5/8 inches (13.3x9.2 cm.), and smaller, each with a numeric hand stamp on the archival mounts. 8vo, gilt-lettered blue cloth in unique German newsprint dust jacket with the LAMF hand stamp; acetate dust jacket; with the handwritten title and date on a small brown sheet mounted to the second preliminary, a sealed and addressed envelope Gossage sent himself from Berlin mounted to the following page, and the final preliminary with Gossage's signature and edition notation. LIMITED EDITION, ONE OF 100 SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPIES, THIS COPY ALSO WITH AN ADDITIONAL LAID IN NOTE SIGNED BY GOSSAGE.
(Self-published), (1987)