12 Rotoreliefs
New York: Enrico Donati, 1953. Softcover. See the condition report. VG+ overall. The discs are unblemished (with one exception), and are encased by two very thin sheets of clear circular plastic, within the round black (cardboard or plastic) circular case which consists of two pieces of cut-out circular black board (one with a large diameter cut-out, and the other with a significantly smaller diameter cut-out) with a piece of foam between them, creating a void large enough for the 6 discs to slide into. The cardboard stand, which doubles as a band (or thick Belly Band) to encase the whole and prevent the discs from sliding out) is in VG condition with minor wear at the tips and a light amount of loss to the applied label of instructions, with no loss to the text or the image of Marcel Duchamp signature. Item #208638
The complete set of 12 offset lithographs printed in colors (printed on both sides of six cardboard discs), black circular cardboard holder and collapsible cardboard stand, with affixed instructions in English and facsimile signature, from Schwartz's second edition of 1000, 1953, New York (of which approximately 600 were accidentally destroyed; there were also editions of 500 (of which it is said appx. 300 were destroyed during WW2), 100, 5 and 150 published in 1935, 1959, 1963 and 1965 respectively).
Discs 7 7/8in diameter
Holder 9 3/4in diameter
Stand collapsed 4 1/2 x 9 7/8in
The six discs are color lithographs, and are labelled as follows: Escargot / Poisson Japonais; Cercaux / Verre De Boheme; Montgolfiere / Cage; Spirale Blanche / Eclipse Totale; Corelles / Lampe; Lanterne Chinoise / Oeuf A La Coque. This last described disc has a scratch on it on one side which extends from near the center to about 1" from the edge, and also exhibits a very small amount of foxing.
OCLC: 1251865170
Price: $10,000.00