Stefan and Franciszka Themerson. Two collaborative artists' books

1) Semantic Divertissements. London, Gaberbocchus Press, 1962. Softcover, 33 x 24.2 cm, 16 pp. Signed 1979 for Gerard by both authors. With loose inserted felttip drawing (portrait of Gerard Stigter) by Stefan, 23 x 31 cm, signed '1976 Amsterdam'. Features concrete poetry by the Polish born London based writer, filmmaker and Gaberbocchus Press publisher Stefan Themerson (1910-1988), and drawings by his wife, the Polish-British painter, illustrator, filmmaker and stage designer Franciszka Themerson (1907-1988).

(2) St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio or Brother Francis Lamb Chops / An Opera in 2 Acts. Text and music by Stefan Themerson. Drawings by Franciszka Themerson. Amsterdam/ London, De Harmonie / Gaberbocchus, 1972. 30.5 x 22 cm, 111 pp. Both items with minor cover wear, interior fine. Provenance from the collection of K. Schippers, who was close to the couple and made a film with and about Stefan Themerson's semantic poetry (Stefan Themerson en de taal, 1976). (total 2)