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(BRODERSON, MORRIS). Seldis, Henry J.. South Pasadena, CA: Nutshell Press, 1961. First Edition. Folio. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Artist Monograph. Good +.. Ten individual 12 ¾ x 9 ¾" sheets printed recto only, 10 b&w illustrations. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Issued in 1961, this is one of the very few monographic publications on Morris Broderson - one of the major figures in Los Angeles' active figurative art scene of the fifties and sixties. It beautifully reproduces ten monochrome drawings as loose plates (suitable for framing) that show the artist firmly in the debt of Rico Lebrun. These are accompanied by a short essay by Henry J. Seldis, and housed in a printed paper portfolio. An internally handsome example of this uncommon item whose printed portfolio shows some mild creasing, age-toning, light soiling, a few short closed tears, and a separation along the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025457