(n.p.), Blue from the Death Editions, 1990. Text by Bell; illustrations by Jean de la Fontaine. An artist's book, the first of several collaborations between Bell and de la Fontaine. One of 39 numbered copies signed by the author and the artist. 10" x 13". Unusual text by Bell: short vignettes linked by subject matter relating to deception and misunderstanding, with illustrations linked by the image of a double tongue -- a visual analogy. Thirteen unbound folios plus colophon laid into self-wrappers, the whole inserted into ribbon-tied cloth envelope. Fine. [#911194] $1,250

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