The Spirit Walks, The Rocks Will Talk. Eccentric Translations from Two Eccentrics. With Vignettes by Guy Davenport
by Johnson, Ronald
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- Signed
- first
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- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York and Penland: The Jargon Society, 1969. First edition. [20] pp. Tall narrow octavo, hand-sewn marbled printed wrappers. Some minor rubbing to edges. Hand correction in text on p. [7]. One of 500 numbered copies, signed by Johnson and Davenport. Printed by Heritage Printers of Charlotte, NC, on Fabriano and Cockerell paper, with a central spread of French marbled paper. An elegant production, published as Jargon 72.
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- Bookseller
- Triolet Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2001
- Title
- The Spirit Walks, The Rocks Will Talk. Eccentric Translations from Two Eccentrics. With Vignettes by Guy Davenport
- Author
- Johnson, Ronald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Jargon Society
- Place of Publication
- New York and Penland
- Date Published
- 1969
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Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
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Los Angeles, California
About Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
Triolet Rare Books, member ABAA/ILAB, specializes in twentieth century art and literature with a focus on modernism, livres d'artistes, poetry, and the avant-garde.
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