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Published by Cologne, Germany Taschen 1994, 1994
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
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First Edition, First Printing. Text in German. Signed and inscribed by the author Wolfgang Georg Fischer to Billy Wilder, the great film director and noted modern art collector, with a long inscription in German on the title page which translates as ÒFor Billy Wilder, a warm dedication, along with my best wishes for the New Year 1995, convinced that the new perspective can create a new world (cf. page 47, A BirdÕs Eye View of the World [title of the bookÕs chapter]) - Wolfgang Georg Fischer, London, January 12, 1995.Ó Additionally, laid in is a lond two page Typed Letter Signed written in German from Fischer to Wilder talking about the book and discussing at length various tribute efforts for the German poet Else Lasker-Schuler. With a complete translation of the later into English included. Near fine copy. Wilder owned original art by Egon Schiele. In 1989, Wilder decided to auction a portion of his art collection which brought 32.6 million dollars. 200 pages extensively illustrated in color. Paperbound in stiff wrappers.