Fernando Botero: La Corrida - Oli, Acquerelli, Disegni by Botero, Fernando; Giovanni Testori; Leonardo Sciascia; Miriam Mafai; Dorte de Chaisemartin - 1987

Milan: Bolis, 1987. Hardcover. First edition. Fine clothbound hardcover with hints of aging/handling in a Near Fine dust jacket with light shelf wear. A nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The catalogue for an exhibition of work by Fernando Botero held at the Castello Sforzesco, Milan, December 15, 1987 - January 24, 1988. The book features 86 works in oil, watercolor, and drawing, all on the subject of the bullfighting ring. Essays by Giovanni Testori and Leonardo Sciascia; interview with the artist conducted by Miriam Mafai; chronology by Dorte de Chaisemartin. 158 pages; 86 color plates + 11 b&w text illustrations + 86 b&w thumbnails; 9.25 x 12 inches. Biographic chronology, bibliography. Text in Italian with English translations at the back. LAID-IN is a greeting card with a Botero image from one of the sponsors of the exhibition along with the signed business card of Marisa Bellisario, one of the authors of one of the forewords to the book.