Candy by Strand Mark, Signed (2 results)

Thornwillow Press (illustrator). oblong 8vo. quarter crushed tan morocco over paste-paper covered boards, leather tips, title in gilt on spine, marbled endsheets, cloth clamshell box with title in gilt on spine. (34) pages. Monotypes by Wendy Mark. Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is one of 50 copies bound thus. Signed by Mark Strand and Wendy Mark on the title page, as well as with the signature of the printer, Luke Ives Pontifell, on the colophon. Fine in fine clamshell box. This facsimile edition of Candy: a Poem by Mark Strand, 2004, is letterpress printed from the hand-written manuscript. Printed by Luke Ives Pontifell at his Thornwillow Press on handmade paper, and bound at the press. From the artist: "This whimsical and beautiful poem by former U.S. Poet Laureate Mark Strand celebrates the many virtues, joys, and challenges of candy. The monotypes by Wendy Mark were made especially for this edition and were reproduced from her originals using offset lithography." quarter crushed tan morocco over paste-paper covered boards, leather tips, title in gilt on spine, marbled endsheets, cloth clamshell box with title in gilt on spine.

Thornwillow Press (illustrator). small oblong 8vo. full crushed light brown moroccan goatskin, eight inlaid gems (Opals, Citrines, and Carnelians) in a circular pattern with the title in gilt on the front board, marbled endsheets, cloth clamshell box with leather spine, title in gilt on spine. (34) pages. Monotypes by Wendy Mark. Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is one of 4 unique manuscript copies bound thus. Signed by Mark Strand and Wendy Mark on the half-title and title pages, as well as the publisher, Luke Ives Pontifell, on the colophon. Fine in fine clamshell box. Produced under the direction of Luke Ives Pontifell at his Thornwillow Press on handmade paper. From the artist: "This whimsical and beautiful poem by former U.S. Poet Laureate Mark Strand celebrates the many virtues, joys, and challenges of candy. The monotypes by Wendy Mark were made especially for this edition and were reproduced from her originals using offset lithography." Having received her Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University, Wendy Mark has been producing wonderfully illustrative art primarily to coincide with poetical works. Not only has she worked with Mark Strand on this project, but she has worked with other authors such as Charles Simic and Paul Muldoon, among others. full crushed light brown moroccan goatskin, eight inlaid gems (Opals, Citrines, and Carnelians) in a circular pattern with the title in gilt on the front board, marbled endsheets, cloth clamshell box with leather spine, title in gilt on spine.