An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning. Written for the information age and addressing the import of coding and decoding in genetics, literary criticism, and computer science, ...
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An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning. Written for the information age and addressing the import of coding and decoding in genetics, literary criticism, and computer science, the Codex confused, fascinated, and enchanted a generation. While its message may be unclear, its appeal is obvious: it is a most exquisite artifact. Blurring the distinction between art book and art object, this anniversary edition-redesigned by the author and featuring new illustrations-presents this unique work in a new, unparalleled light. With the advent of new media and forms of communication and continuous streams of information, the Codex is now more relevant and timely than ever. A special limited and numbered deluxe edition that includes a signed print is also available.
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Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $250.38, good condition, Sold by 84 Charing Cross Road Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, CAMBS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2016 by Rizzoli.
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Collectable-Good Condition. 9780847842131. ~~Decodex booklet missing~~VG-10th print 2016 Rizzoli oversize hardback edition, beautifully illustrated and presented large heavy volume. 22 page Decodex booklet is missing from inside holder inside rear cover, light rubbing and shelf-wear to boards and minor discoloration to base of pages otherwise VG and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 0847842134. ISBN/EAN: 9780847842131. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091670.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $235.00, very good condition, Sold by Books on the Boulevard rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sherman Oaks, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Rizzoli.
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Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 0847842134. Rubbed edges to boards, small rubbed portion to rear board. Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Includes 22pp "Decodex" booklet in rear pocket.; 9.25 X 1.75 X 13.75 inches; 396 pages.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $185.97, fair condition, Sold by Bookmans rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Rizzoli.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $199.96, fair condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Rizzoli International Publications.
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Acceptable. New York: Rizzoli, 2019. 14th printing. Folio hardcover. Unpaginated. Color illustrations, Decodex booklet in rear pocket. Fair book. Ink marks on rear cover. Covers dampstained. Front endpage slightly dampstained. (Artists' Books, Fantasy in Art, Imaginary Languages) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $450.00, new condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Rizzoli.
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New. Size: 13x9x1; New. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover. Decodex included in rear pocket. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $500.00, very good condition, Sold by Last Exit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Charlottesville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Rizzoli.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Rizzoli, New York. 2013. 396 pages. Illustrated throughout. New, updated edition. First, Thus. Bound in illustrated paper covered cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning. Written for the information age and addressing the import of coding and decoding in genetics, literary criticism, and computer science, the Codex confused, fascinated, and enchanted a generation. EB; 13.6 X 9.4 X 1.8 inches.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $1,000.00, like new condition, Sold by Ira Joel Haber rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brooklyn, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Franco Maria Ricci.
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Luis Serafini. Fine. No Jacket. A superb unusual and highly imaginative book by Luigi Serafini who has created his own special world and language and has invited us to visit and stay for a while. Beautifully illustrated with 100's of richly colored detailed drawings of strange humans, animals, architecture, plants and more along with a text in a beautiful but undeciphered script. Beautifully printed and produced on fine paper. This edition is folio, full cloth binding printed and illustrated in color in the publishers black slipcase. Limited edition of 5000 of which this is numbered 907. There have been several different editions of this special book. There is a ink handwritten inscription on the verso of the front endsheet, otherwise this is a fine copy in a fine slipcase. One of the most beautiful books I've seen and quite scarce especially in this condition.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $620.00, very good condition, Sold by Taos Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Fe, NM, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Abbeville Press.
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Very Good. Size: Folio-over 12"-15" tall; Stated First American Edition, Very Good Plus/Near Fine, in protective brodart cover, text tight clean unmarked, there is a machine defect about a third of the way through the text where the page wasn't cut at the top tip so two pages are attached still but certainly can be cut, boards new looking and undamaged, NO age toning, dust jacket clean and undamaged with just a speck of edge wear at top front and bottom rear tips, when viewed from the side the fore-edge of text block shows a little waviness probably from tightness of binding? there is absolutely no moisture exposure involved, 1983 first edition of collector's item.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $650.00, like new condition, Sold by The Chatham Bookseller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Madison, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Abbeville.
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Luigi Serafini. Like New in Like New jacket. 392pp. Black cloth, blindstamped, and gilt lettering on the spine. The book and the jacket have the slightest of handling, otherwise as new. Laid in is a press release dated August29, 1983, and a translation of Italo Calvino's essay on Codex Seraphinianus. Codex is an encyclopedia in manuscript with copious hand-drawn, colored-pencil illustrations of bizarre and fantastical flora, fauna, anatomies, fashions, and foods. [4] It has been compared to the still undeciphered Voynich manuscript, the story "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" by Jorge Luis Borges, and the artwork of M. C. Escher and Hieronymus Bosch. The illustrations are often surreal parodies of things in the real world, such as a bleeding fruit, a plant that grows into roughly the shape of a chair and is subsequently made into one, and a copulating couple who metamorphose into an alligator.
Add this copy of Codex Seraphinianus to cart. $652.50, very good condition, Sold by Griffin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stamford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Abbeville Press.
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Very Good. Size: 7x5x1; 1983 First American edition large hardcover in jacket, illustrated. Looks unread but exhibits faint age toning to edges. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
