Sold by Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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First Rizzoli edition and with a large and ornate inscription on the title page by the author composed in the same phantasmagorical language in which he wrote the book. Folio (13 x 8 7/8 inches). Paginated in the same indecipherable language (approx. 360 pp.) and with the 36-page "Decodex" pamphlet in the rear pocket (Italian version). With an abundance of illustrations in color by the artist. Very slight rubbing but a beautiful copy with an excellent inscription.The inscription is a personal one and we see some roman letters within it; it was inscribed to Jacques Lamoreaux in Montreal in April of 2013. Serafini's signature is in the same made-up language but below this inscription is a smaller one that just reads "(Mama mia), L. Serafini." The inscription being so large and ornate and done seven years after publication indicates that Jacques Lamoreau was likely a friend of the author. Originally published in 1981, this book, due to its immense popularity, has gone through a number of printings. From the dust jacket of the Abbeville Press edition of 1983 - "?Organized in eminently logical fashion,it describes a system of knowledge that?at least in its structure?mirrors our own: here are botany, zoology, chemistry, physics, engineering, anatomy, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and urban studies, each describing its object with a peculiarly recognizable exactitude.?
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