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All Things
by Graham, Jorie
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Walnut Creek, California, United States
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About This Item
[Iowa City, Iowa]: Empyrean Press, University of Iowa, 2002. Limited Edition. Stitched Binding. Near Fine. Cohen, Ronald. One of 15 special copies, quarto size, 44 pp., signed by Jorie Graham. Jorie Graham (b. 1950) won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1996 and became the Boylston Professor at Harvard, taking over from Seamus Heaney. The title poem of this collection appeared, as of this printing, in this edition only; the work has a pastel drawing by Ronald Cohen recreated on the title page and printed from photopolymer plates in colours ranging from light lemon to cadmium yellow.
___DESCRIPTION: Binding is sewn longstitch on a spine of vellum and alum-tawed pigskin, navy blue leather boards with fore-edge bands in natural leather; printed on Center for the Book hemp paper, quarto size (11.75" tall), pagination: [i-viii] 1-33 [34-35] [1 colophon], one of 15 special copies (total edition 315), signed by Jorie Graham on the colophon. The special copies, of which this is one, come in a drop-spine box covered in navy blue cloth with a paper spine label.
___CONDITION: Fine in a fine box.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply, please contact seller for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Binding is sewn longstitch on a spine of vellum and alum-tawed pigskin, navy blue leather boards with fore-edge bands in natural leather; printed on Center for the Book hemp paper, quarto size (11.75" tall), pagination: [i-viii] 1-33 [34-35] [1 colophon], one of 15 special copies (total edition 315), signed by Jorie Graham on the colophon. The special copies, of which this is one, come in a drop-spine box covered in navy blue cloth with a paper spine label.
___CONDITION: Fine in a fine box.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply, please contact seller for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Swan's Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CNJL030
- Title
- All Things
- Author
- Graham, Jorie
- Illustrator
- Cohen, Ronald
- Format/Binding
- Stitched Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Empyrean Press, University of Iowa
- Place of Publication
- [Iowa City, Iowa]
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Fine Press - Empyrean Press, Poetry, Ronald Cohen, Pulitzer Authors
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Swan's Fine Books
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Walnut Creek, California
About Swan's Fine Books
Swan's Fine Books specializes in Fine Press, Illustrated Books, and Books About Books. We also carry a wide array of general antiquarian stock and recently acquired a very nice collection of modern lit. Enjoy browsing our web site and visit our brick-and-mortar shop if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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