The Private Life of Books

WESSELLS, Henry

Published by Temporary Culture, Upper Montclair, New jersey, 2020

Language: English

Condition: Used - As new Soft cover

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Second edition, one of 1,000 copies printed.
Six poems by Henry Wessells on reading, memory, books, and the second law of thermodynamics. Photographs by Paul Sch�tze. Originally published as an artist book in September 2014.
The title poem, read by the author, provides the concluding voiceover in The Booksellers documentary directed by D.W. Young.
Henry Wessells is a writer and antiquarian bookseller. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
Paul Sch�tze is an Australian artist working with sound, image and fragrance. He lives on the Kent coast.

?Suitable for a gentleman-scholar?s waistcoat pocket, for consultation upon occasion, or for the reticules of learned ladies.? ? Mark Valentine
?Yes . . . the poems which I liked excessively.? ? Barry Humphries.

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Title: The Private Life of Books
Publisher: Temporary Culture, Upper Montclair, New jersey
Publication Date: 2020
Language: English
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Photographs by Paul Sch�tze
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: As New
Dimensions: 3.5 inches width by 5.5 inches height by 0.125 inches depth
Weight: 50 grams

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