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VARIOUS SMALL FIRES AND MILK - SIGNED BY EDWARD RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles. 1964 (1970).: Self-Published. Second Edition 1/3000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers with Glassine. Artist's Book. Fine./Fine.. np (48pp), 16 b&w illustrations. Published in 1964, "Various Small Fires and Milk" is Edward Ruscha's second photographically illustrated artist book - a humorous cataloguing of flames and a glass of milk. A bright white, most handsome example of the 1970 second edition (entry B2 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and 140 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") limited to three thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Edward Ruscha" in black ink across the top of the front free endpaper in the publisher's beautifully preserved glassine wrapper. Inventory Number: 024946