Editore: Cleveland, OH Meridian Books 1962, 1962
Da: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione Copia autografata
First Edition - Paperbound. Signed and inscribed by the author / artist Saul Steinberg to the great film director and noted art collector Billy Wilder. Inscribed: ÒTo Billy W. - Saul ST. Ô62.Ó Near fine copy with a touch of fading to the spine and a hint of use in printed wrappers. A selection of drawings reproduced from three previous books of Steinberg: ÔThe Art Of Living,Õ ÔThe Passport,Õ and ÔThe Labyrinth.Õ According to UCSB art historian David Beghard Wilder had Òone of the largest and certainly one of the finest collections of Saul Steinberg.Ó Billy Wilder was one of HollywoodÕs most fabled art collectors, including works by Picasso, Miro, Matisse, Braque, Chagall, Cornell, Dubuffet, Renoir, Pissaro, Schwitters, Schiele, Klee, Leger, Giacometti, etc. Billy WilderÕs legendary status in Hollywood as a director, screenwriter, and producer includes such classic films as Ninotchka, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Stalag 17, Some Like it Hot, The Seven Year Itch, The Apartment, and The Fortune Cookie.