Fables
by Hannon, Michael
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(Los Angeles): Turkey Press, 1988. Wiley, William T.. Small quarto. (60)pp. One of 125 copies, signed by the poet and the illustrator. William T. Wiley's drawings, which face each of Hannon's poems, encapsulate chaos through discordant lines and endow their paired verses with a sense of foreboding. Bound in black cloth with brown kakishibu paper over the covers. Fine. Housed in a clamshell box, which shows some general rubbing. Bookplate of James Strohn Copley on underside of box lid.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31264
- Title
- Fables
- Author
- Hannon, Michael
- Illustrator
- Wiley, William T.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Turkey Press
- Place of Publication
- (Los Angeles)
- Date Published
- 1988
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Fine Printing;
Terms of Sale
Bromer Booksellers
All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned, with prior notice, within ten days. All bills are payable within thirty days from the date of the invoice. Shipping and insurance are additional. Overseas shipments will be sent by air mail unless otherwise instructed.
About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.