Hello Steve #52 0f 513 Copies

Press Eight. Fine+. 1971. limited Special Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover Fine+ limited edition #52 of 513 copies. Pages not numbered . Oblong 10 1/2" x 13 1/4", without the plain slipcase, Blue paper over red cloth. Backstrip on front panel, printed image of Wheeler design with the gilt outline. Spine has gilt lettering. All pastedowns firmly attached and intact. Essay by Adam Gates with illustrated small images. Decorated endpapers, Pages not numbered "In 1947 Wheeler produced Hello Steve, a limited edition book of silkscreen prints and essays that expressed his highly personal artistic theories. The subjects of the prints included several of these archetypes that recur in his paintings, drawings, and writings.... Certainly his paintings reflect his effort to create contemporary archetypes filtered through the lens of the artists' mind." ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .