Salto, Axel (text and design); Sørensen, J. Chr. (printer)

Tryk Selv Dine Billeder [Print Your Pictures Yourself]

Copenhagen: Fischers Forlag, 1943. Folio, measuring 14 x 11 inches: [20]. Original buff pictorial boards lithographed in orange and black, pictorial endpapers. Text and illustrations lithographed on buff and green paper. Lightest shelfwear, sunning to edges of green pages.

First edition of this guide to printmaking for children by Danish designer Axel Salto (1889-1961), best known for his pioneering work in ceramics. Salto shows how ink stamps can be combined to create dynamic compositions: a trick rider and his horse doing stunts, a ceramics display crashing to the floor, a leopard pursuing a flock of deer, circus performers before a crowd. Printed on recycled wartime paper, Tryk Selv Dine Billeder emphasizes the value of simple materials and creative play. Text in Danish. A near-fine copy of a stunning book.

Price: $650.00