Transparent Room, Signed (4 results)

First edition. A gray portfolio, printed paper label on front, containing 5 broadsides, and two descriptive sheets. Fine condition. Limited to 55 copies. The five broadsides each combine the work of a poet with an artist; the combinations are: John Cotton & James Parfitt [Visiting] / Wendy Freeman & Cherry Hulls [Ad Hoc] / B.C. Leale & George Szirtes [Offer (For Bernard J. Kelly)] / Peter Porter & Paul Martin [Daily Mirror Nightly] / Peter Scupham & Clarissa Upchurch [The Gatehouse]. Each broadside is signed by the artist and the poet, all number 47 of 55 numbered copies. Handsomely printed, the broadsides are very attractive. One of a number of similar portfolios produced by The Starwheel Press, which was co-edited by George Szirtes and Clarissa Upchurch. An early production of the press, which began in 1978.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Broadside portfolio. Five broadsides, each measuring approximately 8½" x 12" and with an original Signed etching; the artists are James Parfitt, Cherry Hulls, George Szirtes, Paul Martin, and Clarissa Upchurch. Accompanied by a smaller, letterpress-printed title page and an ad for the Dodman press, laid into a portfolio with printed paper label. The broadsides are fine and the portfolio is just about near fine with some creasing at two corners. Each broadside is Signed by both the poet and artist. A handsome production, printed on handmade paper, issued in 55 sets only. The poems are "Visiting" by John Cotton; "Ad Hoc" by Wendy Freeman; "Offer (For Bernard J. Freeman)" by B. C. Leale; "Daily Mirror Nightly" by Peter Porter; and "The Gatehouse" by Peter Scupham. *OCLC* locates two copies (Delaware, Cambridge).

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Broadside portfolio. Five broadsides, each measuring approximately 8½" x 12" and with an original Signed etching; the artists are James Parfitt, Cherry Hulls, George Szirtes, Paul Martin, and Clarissa Upchurch. Accompanied by a smaller, letterpress-printed title page and an ad for the Dodman press, laid into a portfolio with printed paper label. The broadsides are fine and the portfolio is fine with a tiny bit of creasing at the corners. Each broadside is Signed by both the poet and artist. A handsome production, printed on handmade paper, issued in 55 sets only. The poems are "Visiting" by John Cotton; "Ad Hoc" by Wendy Freeman; "Offer (For Bernard J. Freeman)" by B. C. Leale; "Daily Mirror Nightly" by Peter Porter; and "The Gatehouse" by Peter Scupham. *OCLC* locates two copies (Delaware, Cambridge).

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 4to. Five sheets of handmade paper loose in portfolio, (printed paper label), with extra title sheet; one corner of portfolio slightly creased. Edition limited to 55 numbered copies, each broadside signed by author and artist. The Starwheel Press was run by George Szirtes and his wife, Clarissa Upchurch, with the aim of producing a portfolio a year. To this one John Cotton contributes "Visiting", Wendy Freeman "Ad Hoc", B.C. Leale "Offer (For Bernard J. Kelly)", Peter Porter "Daily Mirror Nightly" and Peter Scupham "The Gatehouse". Signed by Author(s).