Butler Seth (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by John Butler (illustrator). 1st Edition. Square dance call instruction. NO Manila card-holder, NO edge-stampings, but there is a small bookplate of the State University of Iowa Library to the front pastedown, and evidence that a "date-due" slip has been torn away from the FFE. University name has also been hole-punched to the title page. 78 pp. Reduced from $40.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 192 page soft cover issue of the periodical featuring Forrest Hagerman, Pat Moore, Cat Power, Ed Templeton, Suicide Six. Illustrations, graphics, interviews. Unmarked, tight and clean.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good paperback about 6½x9¾ inches with some cover edgewear. 192 pages, unmarked. ; OVR28 EBD; 192 pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is the definitive illustrated guide to the iconic Double -banded Courser, a species found in the arid regions of southern Africa. The book provides a detailed description of the bird's physical characteristics, behaviour, diet, and breeding habits, as well as its conservation status and historical significance. The author draws on extensive research and personal observations to present a comprehensive account of this fascinating species. The book is richly illustrated with stunning photography, and features contributions from leading ornithologists and conservationists. It is a valuable resource for bird enthusiasts, researchers, and conservationists alike, and will appeal to anyone interested in the natural history of southern Africa. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. Color Silkscreen, Tissue-Guarded, Signed By Lou Stovall (illustrator). 1st Edition. #70 Of 200 Hardbound Copies, A Benefit Production For Pen/ Faulkner Foundation. Gray Cloth. Fine In Fine Slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Limited Edition #45/200. Octavo, 115 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition slip case. Spine is grey with black lettering. Slip case has light fraying at corners and along closed-end head edge and faint brown smudges along head edge and spine. Boards have light creasing along rear head joint and mild sun-fading along spine. Textblock has a faint brown smudge along fore edge pp.87-108. Signed by each author on the author page preceding their story. Contains an original silkscreen print signed by Lou Stovall [Artist], protected by publisher's glassine paper. Shelved Room C. 1397391. Special Collections.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 2011 Walther Konig out of print paperback edition. Light reading wear else very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Stovall, Lou (illustrator). First Edition. Fine in publisher's slipcase. Issued without dust jacket. One of 200 numbered copies signed by each author. Original SIGNED silkscreen print by artist Lou Stovall held in place on the front pastedown at corners with silk ribbons. Fifteen original essays on the title subject, "obsession," read at the annual PEN/Faulkner gala, October 2, 1993 in Washington, D.C. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Lou Stovall (illustrator). Limited/Numbered Signed Edition. Slight loss to the ink of the front and spine titles. ; This is a compendium of 15 tiny essays, by 15 authors, written on the topic of "obsession." These were read aloud from the stage of the 1993 benefit gala for the PEN/Faulkner Literary Foundation, the money raised going to fund their awards for fiction. Each essay is preceded by a title page, signed in ink by its contributor, and the authors and their obsessions are as follows: Louis Begley: Brooms and sweeping; David Bradley: Obsession itself, but very jumbled thoughts about that; Robert Olen Butler: Karen Granger and her Mary Jane clad feet in the 1955 X-ray machine in the shoe store; Thomas Flanagan: The varying definitions of obsession in various dictionaries; Ernest Gaines: His buried ancestors on family land; Barry Hannah: Saying goodbye, especially in death; Maureen Howard: Secrets of life and the heart, in diaries; Jayne Ann Phillips: An impoverished, abused boy in her childhood; George Plimpton: Major pyrotechnics and fireworks; Francine Prose: The obsessions of obsessive people; Vikram Seth: Dwelling on the possibility of impending death; Mary Lee Settle: The process of falling in love; Ntozake Shange: One of her books' characters obsessing over her hair; Elizabeth Spencer: A mule trader, obsessed with mules; Scott Spencer: The application of the term "obsession" in popular culture. Includes a separate, original, silkscreened, polychrome print of a Bearded Iris, signed by the artist and printmaker Lou Stovall. His use of intense colors and his unique technique of creating thin, delicate lines is well-represented in this print. This tissue-guarded print is held inside the front cover by silk ribbons at the corners. Stovall's print is apt for this book, as he served on the board of the PEN/Faulkner literary foundation. This is copy 91 of a limited edition of 200 hardbound, slipcased copies. Printed on cream colored, mould made fine paper. This 8vo book is 8 3/4" x 6". Paginated [13],14-115,[blank],[1]. In light gray cloth over boards, the front cover with title embossed in black and the PEN logo blind stamped. The plain slipcase also in light gray cloth over boards. Published by esteemed booksellers Allen and Patricia Ahearn under their Quill & Brush imprint. Both book and slipcase are in clean, and in Near Fine condition.; Silk screen; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 117 pages; Signed by All Authors.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Good+ in boards. Owner bookplate on front pastedown. Front and rear hinges cracked. Foxing and small stain on top gilded text block edge. Small closed tears on spine crown and heel. Shelfwear on panel corners.

First Edition. First edition. Fifteen original essays on the title subject, "obsession," read at the annual PEN/Faulkner gala, October 2, 1993. One of 200 copies, SIGNED BY EACH OF THE CONTRIBUTORS: Louis Begley, David Bradley, Robert Olen Butler, Thomas Flanagan, Ernest Gaines, Barry Hannah, Maureen Howard, Jayne Anne Phillips, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Vikram Seth, Mary Lee Settle, Ntozake Shange, Elizabeth Spencer and Scott Spencer. AND WITH ORIGINAL SIGNED SILKSCREEN PRINT by prominent Washington, D.C., artist Lou Stovall held in place on front pastedown at corners with silk ribbons. 8vo gray cloth boards with PEN/Faulkner insignia in blind on front and titling in black on front and spine. Fine, as issued, in publisher's cloth slipcase (also fine). Signed.

Hardcover with slipcase. Lou Stovall (signed print, laid in) (illustrator). Limited Edition. 8vo. Unpaginated. A frontispiece, of sorts, which is a limited print by Lou Stovall, signed and numbered in pencil, is bound by elastic to the inside of the front board, under a tissue guard. Bound in gray cloth with black lettering stamped on front board along with the blindstamp of the PEN emblem, black lettering on spine. In the matching gray cloth slipcase. Light stains on cloth, light loss to lettering on spine. Laid in is a "PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction" notecard on which is written "Lot of Love / Kay". Each author has signed his or her contribution. Of 44 deluxe copies, this is one of 18 that are numbered (this being number 16). The book is composed of short pieces addressing the subject of "obsession" that were read by prominent authors at the annual PEN gala in Washington, DC in 1993.

55 pp.; 35.5 x 25 cm.; loose leaves; duotone; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with Prospect 69 held September 30 - October 12, 1969. Conceived of and organized by Konrad Fischer and Hans Strelow. Edited section by Seth Siegelaub incorporates interviews with Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Kosuth, and Lawrence Weiner conducted individually by themselves. rovides an overview of participating galleries and their artists. Additionally includes "in unabhängiger Präsentation, da von Auswahlkomitee eingeladen, aber nicht von den PROSPECT 69 vertretenen Galerien in der Kunstalle gezeight" [in an independent presentation, as invited by the selection committee, but not shown by the galleries represented by PROSPECT 69 in the Kunsthalle]. Artists include Bernd & Hilla Becher, Hanne Darboven, Jan Dibbets, Bruno Gronen, Michael Heizer, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long, Reiner Ruthenbeck, and Niele Toroni. Additionally includes full-page images or projects by Robert Smithson (Mirror Displacement, Portland Isle, England, 1969), Charles Ross, Markus Raetz, Jean-Frédéric Schnyder, Jannis Kounellis, Eliseo Mattiacci, Stanley Brouwn, Alighero Bottti (1/2 page), Emilio Prini (1/2 page), Giuseppe Penone (1/2 page), Pier Paolo, Calzolari (1/2 page), E.P. Butler (1/2 page), Eric Orr (1/2 page), James Lee Byars (1/2 page), Paul Cotton (1/2 page), Hans Haacke, Lynda Benglis, Ron Cooper, Doug Wheeler, Giorgio Griffa, David Prentice, a double-page centerfold of blue stripes by Daniel Buren, Dennis Oppenheim, ZAJ-Gruppe, Dick Higgins, Joseph Beuys (photo by Ute Klophaus), David Lamelas, and 13 "Information" pages with advertising.Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with Prospect 69 held September 30 - October 12, 1969. Conceived of and organized by Konrad Fischer and Hans Strelow. Edited by Seth Siegelaub. Provides an overview of participating galleries and their artists and includes interviews with Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Kosuth, and Lawrence Weiner. References : "Seth Siegelaub : Beyond Conceptual Art" by Leontine Coelewij, Sara Martinetti, Marja Bloem, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Jo Melvin, Götz Langkau, Matilda McQuaid, Alan Kennedy, Seth Siegelaub. Köln and Amsterdam, Germany / Netherlands : Verlag der Buchandlung Walther König / Stedelijk Museum, 2016, pp. 176-179. "Six Years, The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972 : A Cross-Reference Book of Information on Some Esthetic Boundaries . / edited and annotated by Lucy R. Lippard." by Lucy R. Lippard. Praeger Publishers Inc., NY / DC : Praeger Publishers Inc., 1973, pp. 113 - 115. Very Good. Light overall aging to paper, few very small chips to lower edge of recto cover, pale time staining to verso cover. Contents clean and unmarked. An outstandingly well preserved copy of a otherwise typically fragile publication.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in full gray calf, in folding cloth box. Fifteen original essays on the title subject read at the annual PEN/Faulkner gala. Letter G of 26 lettered copies Signed by each of the contributors: Louis Begley, David Bradley, Robert Olen Butler, Thomas Flanagan, Ernest Gaines, Barry Hannah, Maureen Howard, Jayne Anne Phillips, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Vikram Seth, Mary Lee Settle, Ntozake Shange, Elizabeth Spencer, and Scott Spencer; and with an original Signed and numbered silkscreen print by Lou Stovall mounted with ribbons on the front pastedown.