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Kassel (Germany):
Editions Kunoldstr.34, Jürgen O. Olbrich, 1984.

50 single-sided photocopied sheets, unnumbered. Cardboard cover with a separately mounted title label, 210 × 150 mm; black and white photocopy printing.

Catalog edited by Jürgen O. Olbrich, Dieter Schwertle, and Endre Tót.

The credits page mentions an edition of 50 copies, with no further details.

After contacting Jürgen Olbrich, we learned that the actual edition consists of 54 copies, distributed as follows:

• 50 copies for commercial distribution, including:

  • 30 copies with an original drawing, all signed with the artist’s initials, bound at the end of the book and protected by a crystal paper sheet.

  • 20 copies without a drawing.

• 4 copies reserved for the editors.

The entire edition is signed by Endre Tót on the first page.

The book was published as part of an exhibition, held from October 1 to October 31, 1984, at Kunoldstraße 34 in Kassel.

The credits page does not mention the presence of an original drawing.

In an email exchange, which we cite here, Jürgen Olbrich explained why the original drawing was not mentioned:

• "You told us that each copy contained an original drawing. Why didn’t you mention it?"

• "I didn’t think about it at all; it wasn’t important to me. In any case, I considered this publication more of an artist’s book than a piece of documentation."

In a second correspondence, J. Olbrich clarified, after speaking to a friend who participated in the creation of this catalog, what is mentioned in the description.

The copies containing a drawing were kept in the 'annual boxes' maintained by Jürgen O. Olbrich, which had a print run of 20 copies.

Jürgen O. Olbrich shared copies from this edition with Endre Tót.

We sincerely thank Jürgen O. Olbrich for all these clarifications.