Johnson (Arthur, binder).- Ginzburg (Ralph, editor) Avant Garde #8: Picasso's Erotic Gravures, illustrations, book-label to rear free endpaper, original wrappers bound at end, bound in red goatskin, by Arthur Johnson, inlaid with goatskin shapes of many colours including shades of green, blue, orange, purple and yellow to create an abstract erotic scene inspired by Picasso's gravures, titled in white and yellow up spine, signed & dated "A.J. 1970" at foot of rear turn-in, one or two barely perceptible small scratches, preserved in a red cloth drop-back box (little rubbed), 4to (binding 285 x 275mm.), New York, 1969.

⁂ Arthur W. Johnson (1920-2004), bookbinder and renowned teacher of bookbinding, trained at Hornsey College of Art and Camberwell School of Art, and lectured in bookbinding at London College of Printing. He was a founder member of the Hampstead Guild of Scribes and Bookbinders, which became the Guild of Contemporary Bookbinders and then Designer Bookbinders, and wrote several books on the craft of bookbinding. He is known for his bold and colourful designs.