Bruno Leti Urban Paradise Gouaches & Drawings No. 27/80 copies

by Leti, Bruno

$162 · Offered by eBay

Full Title: "Urban Paradise Gouaches & Drawings No. 27/80 copies Signed by Bruno Leti with an original etching (signed/numbered) bound in" Bruno Leti artists book, inspired by The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne; the deluxe edition (being No. 27) with an original colour etching bound in - 'Dancing Cacti', Signed/numbered/dated to reverse side by Leti, and with original tissue-guard; Leti has also signed/numbered to colophon; apart from the etching there are 16 full-page illustrations of Leti's works (8 gouaches, 8 drawings); the deluxe edition limited to 80 copies, from an overall edition of 500; Leti has numbered both the etching and the colophon 27/30 - it's unclear why, as the edition is stated at 80 - there appear to be variant bindings of "Urban Paradise" - the present copy is stiff card wraps with French Flaps, but we also know of a hardcover edition.

• Publisher: Distinction Printing
• Year: 1985
• Condition: Fine

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