Andy Warhol

The complete set of 18 offset lithographs with hand-colouring including the cover, circa 1954, signed in black ball-point pen, numbered 85 on the justification page (the total edition is 190), with the Andy Warhol Authentication stamp with the number A211.042 in pencil, bound as published in original white buckram boards, printed by Seymour Berlin

In good condition, the handcolouring fresh, the pale pink on cover possibly very slightly attenuated, the full sheets, the cover with a small triangular paper loss and associated short tear (5mm) at left edge, other occasional short nicks at left and right margins, pale paper discoloration and surface dirt recto and verso of boards, blue stray ink at upper left (this is not a defect), occasional wear and tear, spine with slight rubbing and short split at bottom, endpapers with very pale uneven paper discoloration, pages occasionally with very pale discoloration, with authentication stamp A211.042 and accompanying letter from the Warhol Estate.
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