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FAIR USE: Poems and an Afterword
by Moody, Rick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Base Canard, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Frontispiece by John Hudak. Boston: Base Canard, 2001. First edition, a limited edition of 200 copies, of which 20 are printed on Arches paper. This is one of those 20 copies on Arches, though it is not numbered on the colophon. However, the frontispiece etching is signed by the artist and numbered 12 of 20. The book is also signed by the author on the colophon. A collection of found poems, accompanied by a lengthy afterword. Square quarto. The type is Dante, cast by Michael and Winifred Bixler, and printed here by Daniel Keleher. The etching was printed at The Heron Press by Bruce Chandler who has also seen the book to press. Original gray paper-covered boards, decoratively stamped in black and gilt, over a black leather spine with blind-stamped titles. Accompanied by a glassine wrapper. Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65010
- Title
- FAIR USE: Poems and an Afterword
- Author
- Moody, Rick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Base Canard
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Poetry, Rick Moody, Fine Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Colophon
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Glassine Wrapper
- A thin, partially transparent or translucent paper covering often used ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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