Strict Seasons: Signed (3 results)
Published by [Hertfordshire]: Starwheel Press, 1980. First edition. 1980
- Signed
Seller: William Matthews/The Haunted Bookshop, Sidney, BC, CanadaWilliam Matthews/The Haunted Bookshop
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A green portfolio, pictorial label on front cover, containing 5 broadsides, and two descriptive sheets. Fine condition. Limited to 52 copies. The five broadsides each combine the work of a poet with an artist; the combinations are: James Berry & Helen Hawley [Air and Clod] / John Ormond & Mary Norman [Among Friends] / Emma Rose…& Clarissa Upchurch [Dream] / Fred Sedgwick & Corridan Graddon [In St. Philip's Churchyard] / Anne Stevenson & George Szirtes [Ah Babel]. Each broadside is signed by the artist and the poet, all number 32 of 52 numbered copies. One corner of the portfolio is slightly bent, otherwise fine. Handsomely printed, the broadsides are quite attractive. An early production of The Starwheel Press, which was co-edited by George Szirtes and Clarissa Upchurch.
Published by The Starwheel Press, [Hitchin]. 1980
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, , United KingdomPeter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB
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First edition. Card portfolio with pictorial title label, containing broadside poems by five different authors, each of which is illustrated with an etching by a different artist. The poets are James Berry (''Air and Clod''), John Ormond (''Among Friends''), Emma Rose (''Dream''), Fred Sedgwick (''In St. Philip's Churchyard'') a…nd Anne Stevenson (''Ah Babel''). The artists are, respectively, Helen Hawley, Mary Norman, Clarissa Upchurch, Corridan Graddon and George Szirtes. The last-named was co-founder of the Starwheel Press. The portfolio also contains a title-sheet and a Contributors sheet.Each poem is printed on handmade paper and is one of 52 numbered copies signed by the author and the artist.Portfolio slightly creased. Contents fine.
[Broadside Portfolio]: Strict Seasons
(STEVENSON, Anne, John Ormond, Emma Rose, Fred Sedgwick, and James Berry)
Published by The Starwheel Press, [Hertfordshire] 1980
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Unbound. Condition: Fine. Broadside portfolio. Five broadsides, each measuring approximately 8½" x 12" and with an original Signed etching; the artists are Helen Hawley, Mary Norman, Clarissa Upchurch, Corridan Graddon, and George Szirtes. Accompanied by two slightly smaller sheets, a title page and contributor list (as well as…two adjacent advertisements) laid into a portfolio with printed paper label. The broadsides are fine; the portfolio is slightly creased at one corner, else fine. Each broadside is Signed by both the poet and artist. A handsome production, issued in 52 copies only, printed on handmade paper (presumably by The St. Albans Paper Company, with their advertising card laid in). The poems are "Air and Clod" by James Berry; "Among Friends" by John Ormond; "Dream" by Emma Rose; "In St. Philip's Churchyard" by Fred Sedgwick; and "Ah Babel" by Anne Stevenson. *OCLC* locates five sets, three in the U.S. (Delaware, Emory, UC San Diego).
