Sought after collectible imaginary coffee table book , the first American edition of 5 000 copies. A collectors items. The Codex, by Italian author and illustrator Luigi Serafini, c. 1983 , Abbeville Press Publishers, NY. Serafini uses his own imaginary language, surrealist drawings which fluctuate between hilarious, bizarre and incomprehensible. Vivid colored illustrations range of his own imagining concepts; from botanicals to city life, industrial engineering, anatomy, and fish from ocean to frying. Thick stock paper , no issues, book jacket in good condition, some scratches and crinkling consistent with exposure.Imaginary Illustrated book, Codex Seraphinianus First American Edition book, collectors book, Italian author and artist Luigi Serafini, Extremely Rare Codex Seraphinianus book, coffee table book, imaginary encyclopedia of everything surreal images collectible book, handwritten ancient faux language book, library book, decorative arts, home accessories, art book, fantasy world book, psychedelia 3csLuigi Serafini is a Roman architect-turned-artist who also worked in industrial design, painting, illustration and sculpture, collaborating with some of the most prominent figures in contemporary European culture.What he said about his language : What I want my alphabet to convey to the reader is the sensation that children feel in front of books they cannot yet understand.- (wired.com)