token von levertov denise (4 Ergebnisse)

Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine. Later Printing. One of a small number of copies printed (outside the 26 lettered copies that accompanied The Double Image), these were produced for the author, and for the publishers to distribute to friends of the press. [16]pp., on Mohawk Letterpress, mounted facsimile of the poem, and handsewn in plane wraps, and handmade paper jacket with title printed on the front (paper differes from that used in the Lettered copies). Light fading along the spine and edges, else a Near Fine copy of this scarce publication (unfortuantely not signed).

Zustand: Both Vols. Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Chemise: Fine. Limited Edition. Both volumes small 4to. Double Image: Pp. 45. Frontis. engraved photo portrait. Handmade paper tissue guard. Bound in half black cloth with handmade Japanese paper covering two-thirds of the front board. Printed label on spine. / The Token: Unpaginated. Bound in matching handmade wraps, title printed on front cover. Housed in a folding three-panel Chinese-style chemise with clasps. Of an edition limited to 26 lettered sets, these are both hand-lettered copy Y. Both volumes are signed by Levertov on the title page; Double Image is additionally signed by Sam and Sally Green at the colophon. Since 1984 Sam and Sally Green have operated Brooding Heron Press on Waldron Island, one of the northernmost islands of the San Juan Island archipelago in Washington State. Donald Hall, Tim McNulty, Ted Kooser, Robert Sund, and Jane Hirshfield are among the prominent poets published by the press. In addition to operating the press, both Greens are poets; Sam Green served as Washington State's first Poet Laureate. Hardcover in Full Cloth and Handmade Paper Wraps, both Vols. in a Chinese-style Chemise with Clasps.

Hardcover with Case. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Published by Brooding Heron Press--Waldron Island, Washington. Letter V of 26 copies (A-Z), signed by the publishers; with both title pages signed by Denise Levertov. Two books housed in publisher's black cloth clam-shell case with bone clasps. The Double Image is bound in half black cloth with handmade japanese paper upper board, 4to, 45pp. Signed by author on title and by publishers on colophon page. "The Token" is bound in matching handmade paper wraps, 4to, unpag. signed by author on title page, hand lettered at rear. A nice limited edition from the Brooding Heron Press, Waldron Island, WA. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author and Publishers. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover volume: 7 in. x 10 ¼ in., frontispiece is a mounted reproduction of an early photograph of Levertov (The frontispiece photograph of the author is from her private album, and is contemporary with the book's first publication. [1946]), loose, tan, specially textured paper tissue guard; title-page printed in red and black, signed by Denise Levertov in lower margin; contents; half-title pages. [8] pp., pp. [1]-5-[46]; p. 45 is A note on the edition, and the reverse, p. [46] is the colophon, signed by the binder & printer (Sam & Sally Green). Textured paper wrappers volume: 6 ½ in. x 10 ¼ in., half-title; title-page printed in red and black, signed by Denise Levertov, under the printed author's name; editor's note with printed poem on the reverse; tipped-in reproduction of the handwritten poem; lettered colophon page. The Double Image volume is bound with a black cloth spine and back cover, and with a tan and pink textured paper title label with the titling printed in black, with matching textured paper on the front cover with DL DI monogram on the front cover. The Token is in wrappers of the same type of handmade paper, with title printed on the front cover. In a specially crafted, sturdy Japanese-style, wraparound case, that continues the black cloth and tan & pink paper binding, with a printed title label on the spine and a strip of the paper mounted on the front cover; and with oriental-style closures. In fine condition. A very scarce item, with the signed Token booklet. The prospectus and a signed postcard with a hand-written note from the publisher to a former owner are included. Weight: 2 lbs. Signed by Author(s).