Codex Seraphinianus, First Edition (24 results)

Clothbound folio. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Stated First American edition. Fascinating surrealist book which illustrates what appears to be an alternate universe. Truly original work. Fine original dust jacket. Slight bowing to spine, else in great condition. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase of this book is considered a charitable donation to a 501c3 charity, and is priced to sell. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to own this fascinating work, while also helping to care for animals in need. Shipping w/Fedex or UPS, as well as applying insurance will result in higher shipping fees. This book is extra large and heavy and will incur additional shipping costs.

Cloth over boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First American edition. Hardcover cloth (black) over boards with complete d/j. 4to. Unpaginated, roughly 300 pages. Illustrated entirely with vibrant full colour drawings. Title stamped in gilt on the spine with a blind version on the front board. Text block is clean, unmarked, and square with a strong binding. Spine and boards unblemished. The dustjacket (illustrated paper) has two small chips missing from the back fore edge. A book in fine condition with a very good d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. :: The Codex presents the creative vision of this time in a flowing and undeciphered script, illustrated with vibrantly colored pictures of fantastic creatures - the accumulated wisdom of an imaginary, parallel world that is at once bizarre and strangely familiar. :: Bound in publisher's deepest-black cloth, front board bears title blind-stamped. Title and publisher lettered upon spine in gold. Folio (13 15/16 x 9 1/2 inches; 354 x 239 millimeters). II222I pages. Condition: Very Good+, in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Single notable flaw - discoloration at the foot of spine and a little along the bottom of the boards. Please see our photographs. Dust jacket exhibits mild edge-wear along top of rear panel.

Clothbound folio. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American edition. Stated first American edition. Black cloth boards lightly bumped at bottom corners. Very Light edge wear to dust jacket; jacket in mylar protector. **Due to size and weight of book international shipping may require additional funds.**.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. Large quarto. (14" x 9 1/2") Unpaginated. Very nice copy bound in black cloth and in dust jacket. A bizarre work of fantastical imagery. Reminiscent of Escher.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First American Edition, Very Good Plus/Near Fine, in protective brodart cover, text tight clean unmarked, there is a machine defect about a third of the way through the text where the page wasn't cut at the top tip so two pages are attached still but certainly can be cut, boards new looking and undamaged, NO age toning, dust jacket clean and undamaged with just a speck of edge wear at top front and bottom rear tips, when viewed from the side the fore-edge of text block shows a little waviness probably from tightness of binding? there is absolutely no moisture exposure involved, 1983 first edition of collector's item.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. First American Edition, Mylar Wrapped Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Luigi Serafini (illustrator). 1st Edition. Deluxe, signed edition of the world-renowned Codex Seraphinianus by Italian artist, architect Luigi Serafini. A bizarre coded, illustrated fantasy that is extremely unusual and entertaining. This anniversary edition-redesigned by the author and featuring new illustrations-originally published by Franco María Ricci in 1981. Limited edition of 600 copies: 300 for the Italian market and 300 for the US market. This copy is number 308/600 and is part of the US edition signed by the author. It also includes one of the 150 prints signed by Serafini del Ta-Roc (8/150); It also includes a protective box lined in red fabric and gilded decorations; Also attached is the "Decodex" small brochure with the explanation of how the codex was created in the late 70's. In protective box with the advent of new media and forms of communication and continuous streams of information, the Codex is now more relevant and timely than ever. The book is new, unopened still wrapped in its original shrink-wrap. Signed. limited edition. Signed by Author(s). book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine Deluxe Limited edition hardback - My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Deluxe numbered, limited edition of 600 w/signed card. Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning. Written for the information age and addressing the import of coding and decoding in genetics, literary criticism, and computer science, the Codex confused, fascinated, and enchanted a generation. While its message may be unclear, its appeal is obvious: it is a most exquisite artifact. Blurring the distinction between art book and art object, this anniversary edition-redesigned by the author and featuring new illustrations-presents this unique work in a new, unparalleled light. With the advent of new media and forms of communication and continuous streams of information, the Codex is now more relevant and timely than ever - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request THIS IS A HEAVY BOOK AND EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth with dust jacket. Condition: Good. First Edition. First American edition - The book is an encyclopedia in manuscript with copious hand-drawn, colored-pencil illustrations of bizarre and fantastical flora, fauna, anatomies, fashions, and foods. It has been compared to the Voynich manuscript, "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", and the works of M.C. Escher and Hieronymus Bosch.The illustrations are often surreal parodies of things in the real world: bleeding fruit; a plant that grows into roughly the shape of a chair and is subsequently made into one; a lovemaking couple that metamorphoses into an alligator; etc. Others depict odd, apparently senseless machines, often with a delicate appearance, kept together by tiny filaments. There are also illustrations readily recognizable as maps or human faces. On the other hand, especially in the "physics" chapter, many images look almost completely abstract. Practically all figures are brightly coloured and rich in detail. (Wikipedia).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Luigi, Serafini (illustrator). First Edition. This is the First American Edition, published in 1983. Hardcover, dust jacket present. "Easily one of the strangest books ever published, THE CODEX SERAPHINIANUS is written entirely in a mysterious and as-of-yet undeciphered language. However, the numerous illustrations provide insights into the flora, fauna, inhabitants, and society of a non-existent world. These fantastic and whimsical drawings show skeletons being reassembled into people, fish that resemble eyes, a man and woman copulating and slowly turning into an alligator, the animals that make up a rainbow, and other wonderfully weird examples of an alien reality. First released in a limited Italian edition in 1981, the book has periodically been published in France, Spain, and the United States. The author, an Italian artist, has never spoken about the origins of the book or the meaning of his language, but theorists surmise that it is inspired by the Borges story "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" about a book from the (fictional) country of Uqbar that documents every aspect of an imaginary world called Tlön. Borges writes: "The metaphysicians of Tlön are not looking for truth, nor even for an approximation of it; they are after a kind of amazement." Lucky readers who stumble upon Serafini's rare oddity will find themselves confronted with a wealth of amazing nonsense." I credit the publisher for this description. The book has a number of minor flaws: Very light age tonning to the page edges (see photo) a gap in the pages from the location of a book mark ( now removed) some minor signs of shelf wear including rubbing to the dust jacket. Please email for photos to ask specific questions about the books condition. This is quickly becoming one of the most desired books of our time. We were skeptical until we purchased it and read it our selves.now we know why everyone enjoys holding it.however it is still hard to describe it's allure. We ship fast and secure. Size: Over Sized.

Tapa dura c/ estuche. Condition: Muy bien. Facsimil Numerado. NUMBERED AND SIGNED EDITION. EDICIÓN NUMERADA Y FIRMADA del codigo Seraphinianus, originalmente publicada por Franco María Ricci en 1981. Edición limitada a 600 copias: 300 para el mercado Italiano y 300 para los EE.UU. Esta copia es la número 74 / 600 y es parte de la edición italiana firmada por el autor. Además, incluye una de las 150 impresiones firmadas por Serafini del Ta-Roc (149/ 150); incluye, igualmente, caja protectora forrada en tela roja y decorada con lineas doradas; también se adjunta el "Decodex" pequeño folleto con la explicación de cómo se gesto el codex a finales de los 70. EXCELENTE ejemplar con excelente caja protectora.

Tapa dura c/ estuche. Condition: Muy bien. Numerada. PRIMERA EDCIÓN FIRMADA POR EL AUTOR. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. NUMERADA (ejemplar númerado en vol. II: 3719). Papel hecho a mano fabricado por Pietro Miliani de Fabriano cubierta revesticda . Editado por Franco María Ricci. (( Ejemplar de la fotografía / this is the copy from the picture)) EXCELENTE ejemplar de tapa dura cubierto en seda con excelente caja protectora. Firmada por el autor.

Hardcover. First American Edition. Folio, unpaginated. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Black spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar cover, has a minor stain on the front tail end, chipping to fore corners, and mild shelving wear. Boards are bound in publisher's black cloth, are slightly warped, has minor bumping to spine head/tail and fore corners, light age toning to spine tail, and light scuff marks. Textblock has mild wear along the edges, and a red ink mark on the tail edges. Shelved in Room A Oversized. Contains approximately 360 pages depending on the edition. 1397770. Special Collections.

First U.S. edition of this fever-dream of a book. Wholly written in an indecipherable language and illustrated in color with transforming and transfixing objects, animals, people, places, and things. "At once entertaining and profound, the Codex will intrigue anyone whose imagination reaches out to encompass our times: for here are your visions" (dust jacket flap). Folio black cloth boards stamped in gilt on spine and in blind on front; gray endpapers; pages not numbered in any understandable way, so let's suffice it to say there are lots. Bright and fine in like dust jacket with tiny ding to rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the 1993 edition with the Calvino introduction, signed by the publisher F. M. Ricci. A superb production on wove paper from the Pietro Miliani mill in Fabriano. Book is fine aside from light rubbing to spine decorations in two small spots. Solander box is a little dusted, with toning to one edge, but is otherwise fine. Quarto, black cloth, gilt titles, black cloth solander box. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box. Due to the weight of this item, additional postage will be required. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Luigi Seraphini (illustrator). Limited First Edition. Folio (360 x 235mm). (1981). Two volumes in separate cases. Black cloth, gilt, with pictures pasted down and very lightly rubbed corners. Limited first edition (#1268), signed by the author, Luigi Serafini on the limitation page at the rear of the second volume. The editor signed also on a laid-in sheet. The boxes a little sunned at the spine, but overall a very near fine set. The Codex is meant to be unreadable. Signed by Author and Editor.

Cloth with dust jacket. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Dutch edition - Small defect on top of spine dust jacket !!! - The book is an encyclopedia in manuscript with copious hand-drawn, colored-pencil illustrations of bizarre and fantastical flora, fauna, anatomies, fashions, and foods. It has been compared to the Voynich manuscript, "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", and the works of M.C. Escher and Hieronymus Bosch.The illustrations are often surreal parodies of things in the real world: bleeding fruit; a plant that grows into roughly the shape of a chair and is subsequently made into one; a lovemaking couple that metamorphoses into an alligator; etc. Others depict odd, apparently senseless machines, often with a delicate appearance, kept together by tiny filaments. There are also illustrations readily recognizable as maps or human faces. On the other hand, especially in the "physics" chapter, many images look almost completely abstract. Practically all figures are brightly coloured and rich in detail. (Wikipedia).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Serafini, Luigi (illustrator). First American Edition. Large Oversized Hardbound with Dust Jacket. About 14 x 10 inches. First Printing of the American edition. Full black cloth binding with title to spine in gold and title blind stamped to cover. With color illustrations throughout. Beautifully designed and published. Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. Not read. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean, glossy and bright. Dust jacket same. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

2 vols. in FMR slipcase, 34x28cm, rich gilt decorated silken covers. Number 3321 of a limited 4,000 copies signed by Luigi Serafini at the rear of the second volume. with the original trilingual letter from the editor.

Amsterdam, Meulenhoff / Landshoff, [1983]. [373] pp. Col. ills. Hardcover, d./j. - Dutsjacket with minimal shelfwear.Rare first (and only) Dutch edition [= the original second edition], issued two years after the first two volume edition. Published as a single-volume edition simultaneously with the First American edition (New York: Abbeville Press, 1983) and German edition (München: Prestel, 1983). - - - The Codex Seraphinianus is an illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world, created by the Italian artist Luigi Serafini during thirty months, from 1976 to 1978. It's written in a cipher alphabet in an imaginary language. The first edition was issued as a set in two volumes by Franco Maria Ricci in Milan in 1981.

Condition: Near Fine. Signed Limited First Edition. First edition. Number 2571 of a limited 4,000 copies signed by Luigi Serafini at the rear of the second volume. Two Volumes. Bound in full black silk stamped in gilt, with illustrated onlays to the front covers and housed in the original clamshell cases, with publisher's letter laid in. Near Fine with uniform trivial wear at corners, light soiling to covers and small stain to fore edge of Volume I; musty odor to contents. In Near Fine slipcases with light fading to spines, slight rubbing to covers and spotting to interiors. An illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world written in an imaginary language, created by Italian artist, architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini between 1976 and 1978.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Luigi Serafini and inscribed on the first page to former owners followed by a brief inscription in Serafini's imaginary language. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt at the spine and blind stamped on the upper board. Near Fine with lean to binding, bumped corners with accompanying textblock crease; light toning to contents. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear and small areas of retouching to color at corners. An illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world written in an imaginary language, created by Italian artist, architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini. Signed copies of the trade edition are scarce.

Franco María Ricci. Milán, (Italia) 1981. 2Vol. 1ª Edición de 4000 ej. para todos los países. Firmado por el autor con la carta del editor. Enc Editorial con caja en perfecto estado.(FMR.001).