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Howls & Whispers
by Hughes, Ted
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Massachusetts: Gehenna Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 40p quarto illustrated with 11 original etchings in color each numbered and signed by Leonard Baskin. Gray cloth and decorated paper covered boards, publisher's leather spine label stamped in gilt. A fine copy in the publisher's fine clamshell box. Limited to 100 numbered copies signed by Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin, of a total edition of 110 copies. This copy #35 The first appearance of 11 poems by Ted Hughes which were withheld from inclusion in the collection "The Birthday Letters". An arresting and attractive publication, printed by letterpress in Centaur types onItalian handmade paper. The etchings were printed in color from the copper plates by Michael Kuch, and beautifully bound by Claudia Cohen. Laid in is the prospectus from the Gehenna Press on hand made paper, letter press.
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- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49228
- Title
- Howls & Whispers
- Author
- Hughes, Ted
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gehenna Press
- Place of Publication
- Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
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- Clamshell Box
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
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