Barthes, Roland — Arcimboldo

Milan, Italy, Franco Maria Ricci Editore, 1978. First. Hardcover. Clamshell box covered in black cloth; Black illus. paper at front and back; Small paper title plate at spine; Black cloth over boards; Gilt titling at spine and front cover; Illustrated endpapers; 172 pp.; 1 gatefold; 3 color figures tipped in; 45 color plates tipped in; 51 duotone illustrations. Text in French; A dazzling collection of plates of works by Italian artist Arcimboldo; Introdution by Achille Bonito Oliva; Signed but not numbered by the editor. VG .