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Power House Books. Used - Very Good. 2001. Hardcover. May have a remainder mark. Very Good. Dust Jacket is Good.

New York (powerHouse Books), 2001.. 142, (2)pp. Prof. illus. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. D.j.

New York: Powerhouse Books, 2001. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., truly minor rubbing to small place on dj. no other flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears. strong, tight binding.; 142pp., after a brief text by the photographer and author, there are numerous images of books, their contents, and the immediate enviroments which books inhabit.. First Edition /First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: powerHouse Books, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Yes. Inscribed and signed by the author. Light shelfwear to DJ, else Fine..

New York: PowerHouse Books, [2001]., 2001. 4to. pp. 142. numerous b/w. illus. (many full-page). cloth. dw. First Edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.

New York: powerHouse Books, 2001. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Near fine to fine condition. Signed on verso of photograph "73/100 Ralph Gibson 2000." Quarto. 142 (2)pp. Original black cloth with red and blind-stamped lettering on cover, red on spine, in original photo-illustrated dustjacket, red lettering on spine; housed in matching black cloth slipcase. Red endpapers. Photo-illustrated half-title. Frontispiece. Title page printed in red and black. "Ex Libris is a book about books, a lexicon of signs, letterforms, shapes, and images that inducts the viewer to an imaginary ideal library comprised of masterworks spanning the breadth of history-from the dawn of language to the digital age. In Ralph Gibson's stunningly beautiful and exquisitely rendered photographs, the handwriting of Bach, Balsac, and Kafka, as well as the earliest forms of typography from ancient Roman stone carvings to the Gutenberg Bible are redefined as an iconographic testimony to the power of the written word."… Read More