Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Ostayen, Paul van. Jespers, Oskar. Bezette Stad. Originaalhoutsneden en tekenigen van Oskar Jespers.

With orig. full-page woodcuts (some in red and black) by Oskar Jespers. (154) pp. 4to. Orig. illus. wrappers, designed by Jespers, uncut. – Antwerpen, Het Sienjaal, 1921.

One of 500 numbered copies on vélin of a total limited edition of 540. A typographic art work by both designers René Victor and Oskar Jespers. The “Bezette Stad” (Occupied City) is perhaps one of the finest examples of (Flemish) Dada, as well as in typography as in poetry. – Damages to spine, cover margins with defects. – Best.-Nr. 7935