M.C. Escher (1898-1972). Earth, New Year’s greeting 1953, October 1952

Relief print printed from 2 cliché blocks in black and orange, monogrammed in the block, with book printing in grey, leaf size 17.2 x 15 cm. Bool/ Locher 382 (as woodcut from two blocks printed in blue-grey and brown). This is a new edition of the print with different colours*, mounted in the magazine Boekcier, Tweede Reeks, no. 3, 14th year, July 1959.

With: Boekcier. Mededeelingen van den Nederlandschen exlibris-kring. J. Schwenke & Ir. E. Strens in 3 vols: 1932-40, 1946-54, 1955-63. With several hundreds of (tipped-in) bookplates. *Printed description below the print: "Tekening M.C. Escher, Baarn 1952; onderwerp: aarde, nummer 1 van de reeks De vier elementen. Een oplage voor dit nummer, in nieuwe kleuren-combinatie, is ons door Ir. Eug. Strens ter beschikking gesteld."