The Tower of the Winds
Published by Foolscap Press, Santa Cruz, 2002
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since August 21, 1997
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 450.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
One of 200 copies. This is an unusual and lovely scroll book, which, according to the Press, follows the written record of a wondrous monument standing in Athens. The Tower has been explained by scholars from antiquity to the present, yet the Tower of the Winds was and still is a mystery to those who study it. The work is original to the Foolscap Press both in content and exterior form, and was created as a biblio-artifact, both a book and an object. The book is in a pre-codex form, allowing the reader to scroll through history viewing the subject along a panorama 25 feet in length. In addition to reproducing historic texts, there are illustrations of the Tower by James Stuart and Nicolas Revett, two important early British architects. The work is printed in Adobe Herculanum type on Zerkall Book and hand made papyrus from Egypt. It is housed in a formed sculptural / architectural case. Each case is a rigid cylinder hinged with cloth and lined with a map of ancient Athens. Issued with handling instructions. It is a stunning and inventive work from this press. Scroll is in fine condition. PRI/102022.…
Seller Inventory # 36077
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Tower of the Winds
- Author
- [Foolscap Press] (Lawrence G. Van Velzer, printer)
- Publisher
- Foolscap Press, Santa Cruz
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture, Greek History, Private Press
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 15 business days | 2 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 8.00 | US$ 20.00 |
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Store description
Our book store is located in Historic Savage Mill, Savage, Maryland. We have been in business for over 45 years and we have books in nearly every subject area. Our specialties include book arts and fine 19th century literature. We are open by appointment only.
Specialty
Art, Artists' Books, William Morris & the Pre-Raphaelites, Private Press, Fine Bindings, First Editions, Baltimore History, Maryland History, 19th Century LiteratureAssociation member
Seller's business information
The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA
MD, U.S.A.
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