john w howes (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

242 pp. Soft cover. Slight crease on front cover. Owner's signature and some margin notations in pencil by proviuos owner Torsten Ekbom.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wear, pages are clean.

Zustand: Very good. First Edition. 15-times signed limited first edition of this anthology of modern poetry written in response to Pre-Columbian sculpture, with leaves autographed by every contributing poet. For this project, Ashton selected and sent an individual photograph to each participant, soliciting a wide variety of poetic responses limited only by the title of the collection. The full list of contributors includes: Barbara Howes, James Wright, Louise Bogan, Theodore Roethke, John Malcolm Brinnin, I.A. Richards, William Carlos Williams, W.S. Merwin, Stanley Kunitz, C. Day Lewis, St.-John Perse, William Jay Smith, Richard Wilbur, Jean Garrigue, and Octavio Paz. Rare. 9.5'' x 6.5''. Original half green leather with marbled boards. Green topstain. Edition of 1500, of which 50 copies, containing autographs of contributing pets, have been especially bound and numbered; this copy no. 41. Black and white photographs by Boltin. [30], 63, [5] pages. First 15 leaves signed in pen, each by a different contributor. Moderate wear to boards, with some chipping to spine ends. Interior bright and unmarked. Signed.

Howes B-122 (2nd. ed). - Reich illustrierte Geschichte und beschreibendes Ortslexikon des Staates New York. - Durchgängig gebräunt u. teils stärker stockfleckig, vereinzelt Bleistiftanmerkungen, Frontispiz rückseitig mit langem Geschenkeintrag (schlägt auf die Bildseite durch); Karte mit tiefem Einriss. Es fehlen die Seiten 603-606.