Warja Honegger-Lavater The Fire and Its Caves Accordion Artist Book Leporello For Sale

Please review all photographs carefully as they are part of the description.Offered is an original 1967 first edition of Folded Story No. 19, Das Feuer und seine Höhlen (The Fire and Its Caves / Le Feu et ses Cavernes), created and illustrated by internationally acclaimed Swiss artist Warja Honegger-Lavater.Warja Honegger-Lavater is celebrated for her innovative accordion-fold (“leporello”) artist’s books that tell stories through a sophisticated visual language of symbols, color, and abstraction. Her Folded Story series is highly regarded by collectors of artist’s books, modern graphic design, illustration, and twentieth-century book arts. Basilius Presse was the original publisher of the series, beginning in the early 1960s. Item Details* Title: Das Feuer und seine Höhlen / The Fire and Its Caves / Le Feu et ses Cavernes
* Series: Folded Story No. 19
* Artist/Author: Warja Honegger-Lavater
* Publisher: Basilius Presse
* Publication Year: 1967
* Edition: First Edition
* Printed by: Gebr. Fretz AG, Zürich
* Country of Manufacture: Switzerland
* Languages: German, English & French
* Format: Original accordion-fold (leporello) artist’s book
* Approximate folded dimensions: 4¾” × 8”
* Weight: 6.4 ouncesCondition* Complete accordion-fold book.
* Interior artwork is clean, vibrant, and unfolds properly.
* Covers show light age toning, minor shelf wear, and a few small spots of foxing consistent with age.
* Light wear at the corners and edges.
* No writing, missing panels, or major tears observed.
* Please examine all photographs carefully as they are the best representation of the book’s condition.This is a wonderful example of one of Warja Honegger-Lavater’s collectible visual narratives and would make an excellent addition to any collection of artist’s books, modern art, graphic design, illustration, Swiss design, or twentieth-century book arts.