Ed Epping (8 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Granary Books, NY, 2001, 1st., paperbk., 55pp., VG $.

4 1/4 x 7 in., 56 pp., smyth-sewn in wrappers. "I first read The Book of Questions twenty years ago, and my life was permanently changed by it. I can no longer think about the possibilities of literature without thinking of the example of Edmond Jabès. He is one of the great spirits of our time, a torch in the darkness." Paul Auster "All of Jabès's books explore the double wound of consciousness, our being set apart from the rest of creation in the glorious and murderous species of humankind, and set apart from our fellow humans as individuals.His work explores the nature of the book and word, of man defining himself through the word against all that challenges him: death, silence, the void, the infiniteor God, our symbol for all of these." Rosmarie Waldrop, "When Silence Speaks" In a series of short aphoristic assertions, Jabès continues his lifelong interrogation of "The Book" within the cultural legacy of the Jewish tradition and its interpretative practices as framed within the 20th century. Jabès's life work is charged in part by the Mallarméan concept of limit, of space beyond limit, and the space defined by such a limit. A sense of melancholy and loss permeates this work, an overwhelming sense of mortality, as suggested by the title. "Serene old age, like a blindfold. The kindness of age" reads one of the passages. Desire for a Beginning Dread of One Single End is the last substantial work of Jabès to be translated into English (by Rosmarie Waldrop). It is here sparely treated with subtle digital images made by Ed Epping and printed in several colors. Printed offset in an edition of 2000 copies, of which 42 copies with special inserts are bound in boards; 12 of these are hors commerce, all contained within a clamshell box. The edition in wrappers, as new.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. First edition of Epping's presentation of a collection of English language words identified as heteronyms or homographs: two or more words with the same spelling, different pronunciation, and different meaning. Limited to 200 copies signed by Epping, of which this is number 11. New York: Granary Books, 1995. Original illustrated wraps with mounted title on front cover, 37 unnumbered pages, illustrated throughout. In very good or better condition with minor shelfwear to wraps.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of Epping's presentation of a collection of English language words identified as heteronyms or homographs: two or more words with the same spelling, different pronunciation, and different meaning. Limited to 200 copies signed by Epping, of which this is number 39. New York: Granary Books, 1995. Original illustrated wraps with mounted title on front cover, 37 unnumbered pages, illustrated throughout. In very good or better condition with minor shelfwear to wraps. Signed by Author(s).…

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Number 51 from an edition of only 60 copies. Artist book with the type and imagery, designed by Epping, on a Power Mackintosh and printed on a Hewlett-Packard on Rives Heavyweight White paper. Includes numerous illustrations. A fine copy in wrappers. Signed by Epping on the colophon page and additionally warmly inscribed by Epping to photographer Joe Jachna. Signed.…

6 3/4 x 11 in., 34 pp., wrappers."Secreted Contract is the second book in a planned series of 28 books that will investigate two operations: an articulation of various mnemonic systems; and the incorporation of an English-language word type (heteronyms) that, like memory, depend upon contextual constructs for their comprehension. Secreted Contract specifically includes an examination of heteronymic shapes and conditions (e.g., is the shape a circle tipped in a perspective or is it an elliptical form existing in a single plane? Is the couple engaged in a romantic, sexual embrace, or a scene of domestic violence?). Trace is a form of template that blends the complexities of desire (as if) and situation (as is). It is this project of visually realizing how surface, trace, and glance might appear within the mnemonic structures that focuses my project."-Ed Epping Designed and printed (on a Hewlett Packard Inkjet printer) by Ed Epping. Bound in paper wrappers by Jill Jevne. This is from an edition of 60 copies, signed by the poet.…

4 1/4 x 7 in., 56 pp., cloth over boards, clamshell box."I first read The Book of Questions twenty years ago, and my life was permanently changed by it. I can no longer think about the possibilities of literature without thinking of the example of Edmond Jabès. He is one of the great spirits of our time, a torch in the darkness."-Paul Auster "All of Jabès's books explore the double wound of consciousness, our being set apart from the rest of creation in the glorious and murderous species of humankind, and set apart from our fellow humans as individuals. His work explores the nature of the book and word, of man defining himself through the word against all that challenges him: death, silence, the void, the infinite-or God, our symbol for all of these." -Rosmarie Waldrop, "When Silence Speaks" In a series of short aphoristic assertions, Jabès continues his lifelong interrogation of "The Book" within the cultural legacy of the Jewish tradition and its interpretative practices as framed within the 20th century. Jabès's life work is charged in part by the Mallarméan concept of limit, of space beyond limit, and the space defined by such a limit. A sense of melancholy and loss permeates this work, an overwhelming sense of mortality, as suggested by the title. "Serene old age, like a blindfold. The kindness of age" reads one of the passages. Desire for a Beginning Dread of One Single End is the last substantial work of Jabès to be translated into English (by Rosmarie Waldrop). It is here sparely treated with subtle digital images made by Ed Epping and printed in several colors.Printed in an edition of 2000 copies, this is from a special edition of 42 copies with inserts, bound in boards in a clamshell box; 12 of these are hors commerce. As new.…

Illus. throughout in colour. 19 unn. leaves plus 4 preliminary resp. final leaves in different paper quality. Large 4to. Orig. illus. wrappers with mounted label on front cover. One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author and artist. The book presents a collection of English language words identified as heteronyms: two or more words with the same spelling, different pronunciation, different meaning" (from publisher's advertising flyer). Fine copy.…