Victor Pasmore, The Dance of Man. In Modern Times. Questions Without an Answer

Rome, 2RC Editrice, 1972. Artists' book comprised of a complete set of ten original aquatints in colour (with 2 etchings) on wove paper, housed in a protective plastic presentation box that fits in a publisher's wooden shipping crate. Aquatint wrappers with letterpress-title on spine, 49 x 50 cm, 44 pp.

The aquatints illustrate a poem by the artist, inlaid tissue is inserted to guard the work. First Edition. One of 95 copies, numbered '61/95' and signed by British artist Victor Pasmore (1908-1988) on title-page. A fine copy apart from minimal scrape to rear, light spotting to one sheet and single spot to 2 others (easily removed by paper-restorer).