The Apocalypse: the Revelation of Saint-John the Divine The Last Book of the New Testament From the King James Version of the Bible, 1611, with Twenty-Nine Prints from Woodblocks DINE Jim Publisher: The Arion Press Publish Year: 1982 Publish Place: San Francisco Illustrator: DINE Jim 1935- Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008466 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Near Fine Size: Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Signed by Illustrator(s) £6,500 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information One of 150 copies signed by the artist & the publisher, 29 woodblock prints, with prospectus, order form, & binding note loosely inserted. Bound in oak veneer plywood boards, stained with a lightning-bolt image drawn by Jim Dine, the spine is of white, alum-tawed pigskin embossed titles, edges uncut, original cloth drop-back box, faint toning to spine & boards. (385*282 mm) (Castleman, A Century of Artist Books p 133. Manet to Hockney 165. D'Oench and Feinberg 141; Grolier Club American Livre de Peintre 13. Papiersgange 142) ? Considered an important evolution in Jim Dine's artistic vocabulary.
