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Number 90 of 300 copies, quarto size, [53] pp., with a broadside signed by Kay Ryan laid in, signed by all five contributing poets. The Book Club of California's 233rd publication, being a fine letterpress edition of poetry by five eminent contemporary poets, each of whom call California home. More than Californians, "they are poets of the world.each has charted a disparate course, mapping the terrain through which they travel their separate landscapes with a streamlined diction" (N.B., from Introduction). With two photographs by Carolee Campbell reproduced in colour; loosely laid in is a broadside with a poem by Kay Ryan, "Hermits", not found in the book, signed by her. ___DESCRIPTION: Original quarter linen and boards covered in indigo sheet of pure Belgian flax, title stamped in black on backstrip, fore-edge uncut, two colour photo reproductions (digitally printed); Zerkall Frankfurt paper, Walbaum typeface, thin quarto size (10 5/8" by 5 3/4"), [1-6] 7-49 [50-53 acknowledgments and colophon] pp., signed by all five contributing poets undeneath their printed name at the beginning of each section. With a broadside signed by Kay Ryan laid in, the poem different than those in the book, printed on tan paper with the title in brown, measuring just over 10" by 5.25". ___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean, the corners straight and unrubbed, the binding tight with solid hinges, the interior clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, like new. The broadside also fine, clean and without wear. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Seller Inventory # 18082756
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Poetry at the Edge; Five Contemporary ...
Publisher: The Book Club of California [printed by the Classic Letterpress in Ojai, California], Ojai, California
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Campbell, Carolee
Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: Limited Edition.
