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The Kiss
by OLSEN, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Townsville: Lyre Bird Press and Melbourne, Zimmer Editions, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Townsville, Lyre Bird Press and Melbourne, Zimmer Editions, 2009. Large quarto, [40] pages (one being the title poem by Olsen) with 17 colour plates (one double page) plus an original etching. Quarter morocco and linen by Paul Schubert; spine lettered in gilt; front cover lettered in brown in facsimile manuscript; faint offsetting of the manuscript title on the double-page plate; faint odour of camphor; a fine copy. Number 21 of 30 copies editioned (twice) and signed by John Olsen, with an original ink drawing of a lyre bird facing the title page, an original etching bound in ('The Kiss', number 21 of 30 copies, signed and dated), and manuscript titles to the 17 colour plates. The book reproduces the manuscript of the poem 'The Kiss' and 17 erotic drawings from Olsen's sketchbooks.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131276
- Title
- The Kiss
- Author
- OLSEN, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lyre Bird Press and Melbourne, Zimmer Editions
- Place of Publication
- Townsville
- Date Published
- 2009
Terms of Sale
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
If found to be incorrectly described, goods may be returned, provided notification is given within seven days of receipt. Postage and insurance are extra; uninsured parcels are sent at the purchaser's risk.
About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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....
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