THE FLOUNDER

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1985. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a mildly soiled, close to Fine slipcase. Gunter Grass. Three nearly square quarto volumes (11" x 10-1/2") bound with eelskin spines and Italian cloth covers. Illustrated from etchings by the author and Nobel Prize winner Gunter Grass. Five years in the making, this massive effort is a tribute from some of America's finest book craftspeople to one of Germany's most creative and recognized artists. Translated by Ralph Manheim. Copy #323 of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by the author on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.