Roland Topor, Topor Souvenir

Amsterdam, Uitgeverij De Harmonie, 1975. Staple bound booklet, 10.5 x 15 cm, 16 pp. Designed by Topor. With the original band. An illegible booklet with text crossed out by Roland Topor (1938-1997).

The story goes that the Dutch publisher Jaco Groot had a conversation with Topor about unreadable books in a Paris café. Topor mentioned that he actually made one, and brought it along the next day for publication, this is the second edition; the first was released by Thomas Rap in 1972. The booklet and banner exhibit light toning, with some glue residue from the bellyband on the back cover (hidden beneath the band). Overall, it remains a good copy of this collectible piece.