Christus Apollo

by Bradbury, Ray; D'Ambrosio, Joseph [Artist]

$1,000 · Offered by Biblio

Newport Beach: The Gold Stein Press, 1998. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 17pp. Copy #30 of a limited 50 copies, designed and produced by Joseph D'Ambrosio, signed by Ray Bradbury on the last page, and by D'Ambrosio on the limitation statement. Letterpress printed text mounted in thick pages, adorned with hand-made collage decorations, bound in glittered blue cloth with pyrite inlays, housed in publisher's blue cloth clamshell case with title paper label on spine. Fine. A wonderfully intricate artist book, set to accompany Bradbury's spiritual cantata. Bradbury's piece was originally commissioned by the California Chamber Symphony in 1969, with the narration performed by Charlton Heston.

• Publisher: The Gold Stein Press
• Year: 1998
• Edition: Signed Limited Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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