Description

• Facsimile Edition [Thames & Hudson, London, 2017]; 24x32cm; 120 individual leaves (including 1 foldout), chiefly illustrations (both full colour + b&w) plus 4 vellum sheets
• Coordinated by Designers & Books, New York, in collaboration with the Center For Italian Modern Art & The Mart (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto)
• Rigid illustrated card covers with striking metal bolt binding replicating the original; mint, in the original packaging
• A faithfully reproduced facsimile of the 1927 original in mint condition – a stunning, unique portfolio of works by Italian Futurist artist and designer Fortunato Depero, who used copies of the original to promote Futurism (and, primarily, himself!) in the United States
• Utilising various paper stock, this striking item showcases Depero’s dynamic art, design and typography (including many iconic advertising designs for Campari). Text is in Italian
• Comes with a Reader’s Guide (24×26.5cm, 48 pages, illustrated card wraps, also in mint condition, which provides biographic information on Depero, the Futurist movement and the making of the Bolted Book in essays, in English, by various contributors, and numerous full colour illustrations)