The Gehenna Press: the Work of Fifty Years, 1942-1992
by Franklin, Colin; Baskin, Hosea; Baskin, Leonard
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
Dallas and Northampton: The Bridwell Library & The Gehenna Press, 1992 4to (28 cm), [4], 237, [2] pp. Printed wrappers. The Gehenna Press was established in 1942 by sculptor and graphic artist Leonard Baskin (1922-2000). The award-winning press went on to publish approximately 200 books in nearly 60 years, finally ceasing operation shortly after Baskin's death in 2000. The book is the catalogue of an exhibition in the Bridwell Library curated by Lisa Unger Baskin, containing an assessment of the work of the press by Colin Frankin, a bibliography of the books of the Gehenna Press by Hosea Baskin, and notes on the books by the printer, Leonard Baskin.
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006295
- Title
- The Gehenna Press: the Work of Fifty Years, 1942-1992
- Author
- Franklin, Colin; Baskin, Hosea; Baskin, Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Bridwell Library & The Gehenna Press
- Place of Publication
- Dallas and Northampton
- Date Published
- 1992
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography; Book exhibitions;
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About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...