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Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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DOCTER, Catherine E. The Village Church Facades of Santiago de Guatemala 1524-1773. Santiago Zamora: Libros San Cristobal, 2010.
2 volumes, folio. 18 (of 22) hand-colored plates by Grove Oholendt depicting various churches in the Antigua, Guatemala region. Two text volumes in English and Spanish with 22 silver gelatin photographs of each church by Daniel Chuache. Text in publisher's handwoven cream-colored wraps; plates loose as issued and housed with text volumes in vellum folding case gilt with clasps.
LIMITED EDITION, number 9 of 15 copies including ARTIST’S PROOFS SIGNED BY OHOLENDT AND NUMBERED: “A/P 9/15.” The Libros San Cristobal Press was founded in 1990 by American artists Christopher Beisel and Grove Oholendt with the aim of establishing a fine press presence in an area which had once hosted the most literate ancient American civilization. Of 200 copies printed, most were donated to libraries and academic institutions, with a special limited edition of 15 copies.
Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota






