The Testimony of the Suns. Including Comments, Suggestions and Annotations. A Facsimile of the Original Typewritten Manuscript with the Marginal Notes by George Sterling in black ink and the Comments by Ambrose Bierce in red ink
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Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA
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Condition: Used
US$ 250.00
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1927. Folio, 33, [2], pp. followed by 12 pp. bearing mounted facsimile manuscript. All pages with red ruled borders. Half morocco, marbled paper boards. Faint rubbing to backstrip ends, a near fine copy. § Limited to 300 copies, this is #208. Printed for the Book Club of California by John Henry Nash. A celebration of Sterling's eccentric astronomical poem which awed critics including his friends Ambrose Bierce and Jack London but baffled publishers. With debts to both Tennyson and H. G. Wells, Sterling blended science, science fiction, and philosophy to portray the constant warring of stars and galaxies and the folly of humans who ascribe to them changelessness and take them as evidence of our own immortality. This elaborate facsimile edition highlights Ambrose Bierce's early involvement in the poem and also includes an introduction by Oscar Lewis and a memoir of Bierce by Albert Bender.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Testimony of the Suns. Including Comments, Suggestions and Annotations. A Facsimile of the Original Typewritten Manuscript with the Marginal Notes by George Sterling in black ink and the Comments by Ambrose Bierce in red ink
- Author
- Sterling, George. Bierce, Ambrose (commentary)
- Publication year
- 1927
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Literature, Private Press, Science
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA
San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century. We specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle and children's books. Our open shop is located in downtown San Francisco, where we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 40 years.
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA
CA, U.S.A.
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All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned within 5 days of receipt only if packed, shipped, and insured as received. Payment in US dollars drawn on a US bank and including state and local taxes as applicable. ILAB Dealers only may deduct their reciprocal discount provided the account is paid in full within 30 days; thereafter the price is net. References or advance payment may be requested of anyone ordering for the first time. Visa, MasterCharge, and American Express are accepted. Our business is a sole proprietorship operated by John Windle at 49 Geary Street, suite 233, San Francisco. CA 94108. USA. Tel: (415) 986-5826 Fax: (415) 986-5827.