ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946–1989) ‘A Season in Hell’ by Arthur Rimbaud-Translated by Paul Schmidt, New York: The limited editions Club, 1986
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First and only edition, 29,2 x 19,9 cm (11.5 x 7.8 in), illustrated with seven original photogravures by Mapplethorpe, bound in full red morocco, black lettered cover and spine in black cloth slipcase, one of 50 presentation copies signed by Mapplethorpe and Schmidt. The book was beautifully printed by the Wild Carrot Press in Perpetua type on special mould made letterpress paper. The photogravures were printed on handmade etching paper by Jon Goodman.