[24pp] sewn with red plastic ribbon in self covers; 139 x 107 mm. A rare production of artist Martha Morris's hobby press on Puget Sound, printed silver, blue, red & black on various stocks with her linocut illustrations throughout. The first poem reads: "Seize a boy in spring and roll down a green hill; roll | and forget the hill". Colophon: "Type set by hand | Printed on a 1912 Pearl | Copy Number [85] of 120 Books | FIRST IMPRINTING". Deposited at LC, 7 December 1964. Martha Erskine Morris (1922-84) was married to noted Washington State architect, Earl Dillman Morris (1952-84). A touch of dampstain to fore-edge, else nice. WorldCat traces two copies only.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Puget Sound Haiku

Publisher

Morris Press, Edmonds, Washington

Publication Date

1964

Binding

Soft cover

Illustrator

Martha Erskine Morris

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very good plus

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A centrally-located antiquarian bookshop in downtown Toronto (1982-2011), Letters currently occupies storefront premises further north, accessible only by appointment. Primarily a literary stock fixated on freedom of expression, with emphasis on poetry, independent production (hands-on small press) and collections development.

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