The Magazine of Franco Maria Ricci No. I, FMR, June 1984, Very Good 4to

New York, Franco Maria Ricci International, Inc., 1984. 

English, First Edition First Issue, Very Good, Soft Cover, 4to, 9” x 11 ¾," 147.

Stiff black wraps with full-color image detail of The Bath of Diana to front, full-color photograph to back, white text to front, spine, and back. Mild shelfwear and scratching to front and back, mild edgewear, very minor bumping to head and tail of spine, mild aging to pages, otherwise tightly bound, clean throughout, and excellent. 147 pp. Replete with full-color and black-and-white images throughout. The first FMR magazine issue from June 1984, including images of and essays on Watteau, Zötl Zoo, Farnese Illusion, The Carrousel of the King, and The Bath of Diana. The first art magazine in a series by the Italian born Franco Maria Ricci based on her love of art. A delightful combination of vibrantly colorful art prints paired with historical and cultural framework. From the “To the reader” dedication: “In the end, the reader would realize that the magazine’s beauty had more dimensions than one, and that while bringing pleasure it could also broaden his culture.”