Gust Gils and Roland Topor. Kafka in de onderwereld, with signed linocut

Antwerpen, Ziggurat, 1978. Six folded sheets, 39 x 28.5 cm, housed in original black wrapper and slipcase. Text by the Belgian author Gust Gils (1924-2002), artwork by the French artist Roland Topor (1938-1997).

Published in a limited edition of 120 signed and numbered copies, printed on Velin pur fil Johannot. This is one of the series of 50 copies issued with Topor's linocut 'Kafka in the underworld', featuring a face in profile with a hairdo mimicking a rat. Signed 'Topor' in pencil in lower right, numbered 87/100. Also contains a colophon signed by both the author and the artist. Moderate toning and rubbing to slipcase, interior and linocut in excellent condition.