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BOOK BOX. Non-book, containing essential survival tools by BOOK BOX. Faux books

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BOOK BOX. Non-book, containing essential survival tools by BOOK BOX. Faux books

BOOK BOX. Non-book, containing essential survival tools

by BOOK BOX. Faux books

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NP. ND. - Made in Germany. Circa 1938 - 1950. 4to-sized. (27.5 x 20.5 x 5.8 cm) box consisting of two 19th-century half calf bindings with marbled boards and rich gilt spines, thus resembling a pile of two books. A very nice 'book-alike', hiding top-quality contents in excellent condition: inside is a fine, large compass in a wooden box, an Austrian stainless steel Imco Triplex windproof lighter (probably dating from 1937), a vintage French Laguiole folded knife, an octagonal glass, and a small, full bottle with leather cover and bronze vignette with mother-of-pearl inlay mounted, and original bottle cap with an early JÃgermeister logo. The JÃgermeister brand was launched in 1934 and almost immediately quite successful. All items are neatly arranged in a custom-made frame with recesses with marbled sides. Outside with the usual wear (as intended, to look inconspicuous and innocent), inside in fine, clean condition.

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Fifteen Maine Birds.

Fifteen Maine Birds.

by Goodale, Rebecca.

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Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2002.. Edition of 10. 11 x 16.5" with three section compound binding. Hand colored silk-screen prints with collage. This book's pages are composed of portraits of the fifteen birds listed by the state of Maine as Threatened or Endangered.
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The Miracles of Our Lord
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The Miracles of Our Lord

by Humphreys, Henry Noel

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Used - Very good
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First edition
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Hardcover
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London: Longman & Co, 1848. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. iv,(1),31,(2)pp. Thirty-two pages are chromolithographed by Humphreys, in addition there is a leaf of the illuminator' s remarks and one comprising an index of the miracles. Bound in the original black papier-mache covers designed to look like carved ebony. The binding was based on one carved in ivory in the 12th Century and has medallions of the principal miracles intertwined with ornate decorations and the title. The front and rear covers are identical. The book is exuberantly illustrated using chromolithography on 32 pages alternating between hot bright colors and cool pages subtly tinted with various shades, the whole combining to make both a magnificent tribute to Medieval illustration and to the then new and novel technique of chromolithography. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Nicely rebacked in plain black leather;; a few small cracks in the binding, edges and corners neatly mended, but a very good copy. The Art of… Read More
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PRINTERS ORNAMENTS. Applied to the Composition of Decorative Borders, Panels and PatternS
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PRINTERS ORNAMENTS. Applied to the Composition of Decorative Borders, Panels and PatternS

by WARDE. FREDERIC

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Lanston Monotype Corp. Ltd. London 1928. FIRST EDITION. 4to. ( 11.5 x 8.9 inches). Illustrated with mono printed examples of ornamental borders and panels on both sets of endpapers and from pages 5 to 67. These are followed by 19 pages of various coloured paper which have been printed with colour pattern. A beautiful book in fine condition in the publishers red cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to the spine and front board. In an early, possibly original, plain glassine wrapper which is a bit torn and creased but has done its job of protecting the book.
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ENGRAVINGS. With an Introduction by the artist. And an Appreciation by Kenneth Clark
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ENGRAVINGS. With an Introduction by the artist. And an Appreciation by Kenneth Clark

by STONE. REYNOLDS

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John Murray. London. 1977. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY STONE, and with 8 ephemeral items of his of printed work. 4to. Fully illustrated with 151 pages of designs, most with several images to each page. Signed by Stone in black ink on the title page. Also there are 8 pieces of his printed work, one inscribed by Stone on the back, loosely inserted; Prospectus for The Old rectory suite of engravings, Bookplate for David Potter, vignette view with 'keepsake from Reynolds Stone' motif below, Waterfall view on single sheet, Bookplate for Iain Bain, Prospectus for Boxwood suite of engravings, Artist in the woods illustration on single sheet, and A child in the woods illustration printed onto card and inscribed by Stone on the rear 'Dear Norah. My spelling gets worse, please forgive dropt H which I realised the moment I posted jacket. Yours Reynolds' and an ink date stamp, 3 Mar 1975. A little minor rubbing to the extremities of the boards but still a near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which has a crease… Read More
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Sea Change.
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Sea Change.

by Covell, Anne.

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Edition of 25 variants
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La Mesa, California:: Anne Covell,, 2019.. Edition of 25 variants. 9.5 x 1.25 x 12.5 inches (closed). Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates by Boxcar Press on an SP-15 Vandercook Proof Press in the UF School of Art + Art History Type Shop on Somerset Velvet and Masa papers. Designed and printed by Anne Covell during a semester long residency in the fall of 2019. Numbered. Anne Covell: "'Sea Change' is a letterpress printed artist book and companion print series that uses catastrophe modeling to map the projected impact of sea level rise on the Florida Peninsula if action is not taken to combat climate change. In this book, state and regional maps of the Florida Peninsula repeat page by page with hand-cut paper corrections that reflect projections for coastal impacts for up to ten feet in sea level rise. The corresponding text on the verso of each repeating image of the Florida Peninsula rises on the page in tandem with index tabs that visually mark predictions in two foot… Read More
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Fifteen Maine Birds.

Fifteen Maine Birds.

by Goodale, Rebecca.

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Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2002.. Edition of 10. 11 x 16.5" with three section compound binding. Hand colored silk-screen prints with collage. This book's pages are composed of portraits of the fifteen birds listed by the state of Maine as Threatened or Endangered.
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The Miracles of Our Lord
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The Miracles of Our Lord

by Humphreys, Henry Noel

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Used - Very good
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First edition
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Hardcover
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London: Longman & Co, 1848. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. iv,(1),31,(2)pp. Thirty-two pages are chromolithographed by Humphreys, in addition there is a leaf of the illuminator' s remarks and one comprising an index of the miracles. Bound in the original black papier-mache covers designed to look like carved ebony. The binding was based on one carved in ivory in the 12th Century and has medallions of the principal miracles intertwined with ornate decorations and the title. The front and rear covers are identical. The book is exuberantly illustrated using chromolithography on 32 pages alternating between hot bright colors and cool pages subtly tinted with various shades, the whole combining to make both a magnificent tribute to Medieval illustration and to the then new and novel technique of chromolithography. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Nicely rebacked in plain black leather;; a few small cracks in the binding, edges and corners neatly mended, but a very good copy. The Art of… Read More
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PRINTERS ORNAMENTS. Applied to the Composition of Decorative Borders, Panels and PatternS
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PRINTERS ORNAMENTS. Applied to the Composition of Decorative Borders, Panels and PatternS

by WARDE. FREDERIC

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Lanston Monotype Corp. Ltd. London 1928. FIRST EDITION. 4to. ( 11.5 x 8.9 inches). Illustrated with mono printed examples of ornamental borders and panels on both sets of endpapers and from pages 5 to 67. These are followed by 19 pages of various coloured paper which have been printed with colour pattern. A beautiful book in fine condition in the publishers red cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to the spine and front board. In an early, possibly original, plain glassine wrapper which is a bit torn and creased but has done its job of protecting the book.
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ENGRAVINGS. With an Introduction by the artist. And an Appreciation by Kenneth Clark
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ENGRAVINGS. With an Introduction by the artist. And an Appreciation by Kenneth Clark

by STONE. REYNOLDS

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First edition.
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John Murray. London. 1977. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY STONE, and with 8 ephemeral items of his of printed work. 4to. Fully illustrated with 151 pages of designs, most with several images to each page. Signed by Stone in black ink on the title page. Also there are 8 pieces of his printed work, one inscribed by Stone on the back, loosely inserted; Prospectus for The Old rectory suite of engravings, Bookplate for David Potter, vignette view with 'keepsake from Reynolds Stone' motif below, Waterfall view on single sheet, Bookplate for Iain Bain, Prospectus for Boxwood suite of engravings, Artist in the woods illustration on single sheet, and A child in the woods illustration printed onto card and inscribed by Stone on the rear 'Dear Norah. My spelling gets worse, please forgive dropt H which I realised the moment I posted jacket. Yours Reynolds' and an ink date stamp, 3 Mar 1975. A little minor rubbing to the extremities of the boards but still a near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which has a crease… Read More
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Sea Change.
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Sea Change.

by Covell, Anne.

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Used
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Edition of 25 variants
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Unknown
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La Mesa, California:: Anne Covell,, 2019.. Edition of 25 variants. 9.5 x 1.25 x 12.5 inches (closed). Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates by Boxcar Press on an SP-15 Vandercook Proof Press in the UF School of Art + Art History Type Shop on Somerset Velvet and Masa papers. Designed and printed by Anne Covell during a semester long residency in the fall of 2019. Numbered. Anne Covell: "'Sea Change' is a letterpress printed artist book and companion print series that uses catastrophe modeling to map the projected impact of sea level rise on the Florida Peninsula if action is not taken to combat climate change. In this book, state and regional maps of the Florida Peninsula repeat page by page with hand-cut paper corrections that reflect projections for coastal impacts for up to ten feet in sea level rise. The corresponding text on the verso of each repeating image of the Florida Peninsula rises on the page in tandem with index tabs that visually mark predictions in two foot… Read More
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William Morris and the Art of the Book:  With Essays on William Morris, As  Book Collector by...

William Morris and the Art of the Book: With Essays on William Morris, As Book Collector by Paul Needham, As Calligrapher by Joseph Dunlap, and As Typographer by John Dreyfus

by Needham, Paul

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Used - Good; Liftoff on rear cover, stain on front cover, splits starting at heel and foot of spine, fore-edges stained.
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Paperback
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NY: Pierpont Morgan Library. Good; Liftoff on rear cover, stain on front cover, splits starting at heel . and foot of spine, fore-edges stained.. 1976. Softcover. 114 plates. Preface by Charles Ryskamp. Includes an essay on the Memories of Collecting by John M. Crawford, Jr. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 140 pages .
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Les Cavaliers de L'Apocalypse
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Les Cavaliers de L'Apocalypse

by [1858 chromolithograph]

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"France XIe Siecle. Les Cavaliers de L'Apocalypse," 8.5 x 10.75 inches. Printed in Paris, 1858.Original chromolithograph illustration from Les Arts Somptuaires: Histoire du Costume et de l'Ameublement et des Arts et Industries qui s'y rattachent sous la Direction de Hangard-Mauge Dessins de Cl'us Ciappori by Charles Louandre. This is from a disbound copy of the rare plates volume, which featured hundreds of images in various subjects designed by Claudius Ciappori and printed by the master Hangard-Maugé in Paris, 1857-58.
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Catalogue of the Fifth Annual Circuit Exhibition of the National Association of Portrait...
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Catalogue of the Fifth Annual Circuit Exhibition of the National Association of Portrait Painters, Inc. 1915-1916

by American Fine Arts Society, New York

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Rare catalog edition of the Fifth Annual Circuit Exhibition of the National Association of Portrait Painters, Inc. 1915-1916. New York: American Fine Arts Society, 1915. "November 6 to 28, 1915 at the galleries of the American Fine Arts Society, 215 West Fifty-seventh Street, New York". Published by Knoedler and Company Exhibition Catalogs, New York City. Listing portrait painters of 1915-1916, 61 pages, complete with plates of the 39 painters including Sargent. A very good+/fine copy of a rare edition of art catalog.
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Old & Rare: Thirty Years in the Book Business (Signed)
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Old & Rare: Thirty Years in the Book Business (Signed)

by Leona Rostenberg (Firm);Stern, Madeleine B

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780839001300 / 0839001304
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Granville, New York, United States
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NY: A. Schram, 1974. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abner Schram, 1974, first printing. 8vo., 234pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Signed on fly leaf by both authors: "With every good wish - Leona Rostenberg. Madeline B. Stern". Some dust foxing along top edge, else very good in very good dust jacket with a few short, closed tears along top edge. 2005 and 2007 NY Times obituary clippings of the authors laid in. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Five Fine Printers:  Jack Stauffacher, Adrian Wilson, Richard Bigus,  Andrew Hoyem, William Everson

Five Fine Printers: Jack Stauffacher, Adrian Wilson, Richard Bigus, Andrew Hoyem, William Everson

by Kirshenbaum, Sandra

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Davis, CA: Library Associates, University of California. Near Fine; Small nick at lower left corner of front cover.. 1979. Softcover. Edited and with an introduction Kirshenbaum. Exhibition catalogue for show held Feb. 22 - April 10, 1979 at the Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California at Davis. 8.5 x 11 inches. Black and white photographs of the work of five fine printers from northern California: Jack Stauffacher, Adrian Wilson, Richard Bigus, Andrew Hoyem, and William Everson. Contains statements from the artists. Laid in is promotional postcard for the exhibition, publisher press release for the catalogue, and several other promotional materials and lists of publications by Library Associates. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 47 pages .
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The King of the Golden River

The King of the Golden River

by Ruskin, John

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Used - Very Good
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No DJ Included
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First Edition Thus
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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5956Ruskin The King of the Golden River, A Legend of Stiria. Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900. RARE. Original copyright 1841. BOUND IN SUEDE LEATHER. Used . Good- condition./ None Issued. A couple of top edges show bite-size area of loss. Does not effect text. Frontispiece black and white portrait of John Ruskin. Decorated title page and decorated initial letters by Samuel Warner. Colophon reads, printed in red, as follows: SO HERE ENDETH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, AS / WRITTEN BY JOHN RUSKIN: THE TITLE PAGE AND INITIALS / BEING DESIGNED BY SAMUEL WARNER, AND THE WHOLE / DONE INTO A BOOK BY THE ROYCROFTERS, AT THEIR SHOP, / IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, U.S.A., IN THE YEAR MCM. Roycroft logo with Elbert Hubbard printed in. handwritten gift inscription and signature on front free endpaper dates this item to the year 1900. Leather is in clean condition.
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The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master-Craftsman

The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master-Craftsman

by Sparling, H. Halliday

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Used - Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9 3/8" × 6 1/8" × 1" (23.8 × 15.6 × 2.5 cm) . First Printing. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Tall 8vo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with white linen spine and paper title label. Uncut, deckled edges. [ix], [1], 176, [4] pp. Photogravure frontispiece portrait of Morris engraved by Emery Walker from a photograph by Sparling, with tissue guard present. Includes 16 plates and examples of types and illustrations from the Kelmscott Press. Henry Halliday Sparling (1860–1924) provides an informative history of William Morris's Press. Sparling was a former Kelmscott Press employee and as the husband of Morris's daughter, May Morris, from 1890–1898, was keenly familiar with Morris and his Press. Sparling provides a clear account of the day-to-day workings of the Press, as well as a close examination of Morris's intentions and printing achievements. Includes… Read More
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Blood Meridian featured on Poster for Texas Writers Month.
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Blood Meridian featured on Poster for Texas Writers Month.

by McCarthy, Cormac

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Original
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Austin: Texas Writers Project, 2000. Original . Broadside. FINE. 24 x 36 inches, printed on high quality coated stock with metalic ink. Shipped- rolled in heavy tube. This fabulous poster was created especially for the featured author of Texas Writers Month in 2000 held in Austin, Texas by graphic designer Marc English. It is printed on heavy high quality coated stock in metalic inks: silver and bronze and laid over a duotone photograph of the rugged Big Bend country of West Texas. The poster quotes a long scene from McCarthy's BLOOD MERIDIAN with drops of bronze red blood for emphasis. This is a stunning visual and carries the impact of the original text depicting a scene of horror as the savages line up on horseback along the ridge their glass beads and painted bodies caught forever in the sun's hot glare as they anticipate the massacre that would follow. Only McCarthy could make this scene so vivid you might have to put the book down and never finish it.
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Thrillers: Genesis and Structure of a Popular Genre

Thrillers: Genesis and Structure of a Popular Genre

by Palmer, Jerry

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Used - Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
First Printing of the First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780713161427 / 0713161426
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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London: Edward Arnold, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, in jacket with a miniscule touch of wear at spine top..
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Loba Part II
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Loba Part II

by Di Prima, Diane

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Not Issued
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First Edition, First Printing
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Paperback
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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Pt. Reyes CA & Kathmandu, Eidolon Editions, 1976, center-stapled trade paperback (10" x 7.25"), 16 pp. printed on one side only, First Edition, First Printing, limited to 550 copies, Very Good condition in illustrated wraps. Straight, tight and clean, light foxing to covers and text block edge, tiny nicks to top corner of front cover. Printed on handmade paper this small collection continues Di Prima's exploration of Loba, the she-wolf, as mythic mother of the world. Monochrome illustrations by Josie Grant.
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