PHILLIPS (Tom); RUSHDIE (Salman). Merely connect. A Questsch - Lot 192

PHILLIPS (Tom); RUSHDIE (Salman). Merely connect. A Questschrift for Salman Rushdie. [Cambridge], Carpenter Center for Visual Arts; London, Talfourd Press, [1993]. In-4, burgundy half-maroquin, spine with 2 protruding, widely spaced, muted bands, small engraving by the artist bearing the title, pasted to the upper cover, gray cloth slipcase bearing the same label [Sam Ellenport at the Harvard Bindery]. Rare artist's book composed by Tom Phillips (1937-2022) in homage to Salman Rushdie, with the novelist's collaboration. Here is the translation of the presentation that can be read on Tom Phillips' website: "A book of approximately 68 pages composed of numerous etchings, images digitally composed by Tom Phillips, cuneiform and Arabic writing and several pages of text including the first published excerpts from Salman Rushdie's new novel, The Moor's Last Sigh, in handwritten facsimile." Limited edition of 20 copies on strong wove paper, signed by the novelist and the artist: one of 7 hors commerce, numbered "E".