Item #140938157 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. Jim Dine, Andrew Hoyem, Designer.
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
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
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
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
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

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

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1982.

One of only 15 hors de commerce copies matching the limited edition of 150. Signed by artist on the title-page and the printer, Andrew Hoyem, on the colophon. [64] pp. Illustrated with 29 woodblock prints. 11.5" x 15.25" Uncovered oak boards decorated with lightning-bolt image by Dine, white pigskin spine. Handset type, printed damp on French handmade Apta Velin from the Richard De Bas Mill. Spine shows a little rubbing and a few tiny stains, else Fine. An additional five duplicate folios with seven woodcuts included, slightly foxed.

A significant livre d'artiste wedding Dine's expressionist woodblock prints to the final book of the New Testament, a favorite of visionaries for its poetic, mysterious prophecies; a marriage of rough, tactile paper, vivid language and imagery. The tenth book by Arion Press, the first with a major artist. Item #140938157

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