Zapata: a Narrative, in Dramatic Form, of the Life of Emiliano Zapata. Illustrated with Woodcuts by Karin Wikstrom. ALONG with a COPY of MAKING BOOKS in the WOODS by James & Carolyn Robertson about Yolla Bolly and the Creation of Letterpress Books.

Published by The Yolla Bolly Press (1991), (Covelo, California), 1991

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Seller: G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA, GRASS VALLEY, CA, U.S.A.G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA

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WITHOUT SLIPCASE. Number 67 in an edition of 257 copies, signed Karin Wikstrom on the colophon. 169 pp. ; 4to; bound in handmade Japanese paper over boards, with burgundy buckram spine and corners. AND A COPY OF MAKING BOOKS IN THE WOODS by James & Carolyn Robertson about Yolla Bolly and the creation of letterpress books. The original treatment by Steinbeck for a proposed 1949 film biography. Lost for over thirty years, the manuscript was recovered by The Yolla Bolly Press. Steinbeck's lost book is a stirring account of the life of Emiliano Zapata, the martyred hero of the Mexican Revolution. ; Roberston, James & Carolyn. Making Books in the Woods. Covelo, California: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1997. 4to; 10 leaves; printed title on opaque paper endpapers. One thousand copies were printed. The type was set in Bembo by Monotype at M&H Type in San Francisco, and by hand at the Press. Illustrated with photographs of the Press taken by Brian Shea and printed by duotone offset lithography. This is one of 750 unsigned copies in Fabriano Ingres wrappers. A description of a distinctive approach to the printing of fine books - in a barn - within the relatively remote confines of Covelo, situated in the Round Valley region of California.…

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Zapata: a Narrative, in Dramatic Form, of the Life of Emiliano Zapata. Illustrated with Woodcuts by Karin Wikstrom. ALONG with a COPY of MAKING BOOKS in the WOODS by James & Carolyn Robertson about Yolla Bolly and the Creation of Letterpress Books.
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Steinbeck, John.
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The Yolla Bolly Press (1991), (Covelo, California)
Publication year
1991
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Limited Edition.
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