Ward Weiss (5 results)

Paperback. 158pp. Wraps. Some pink highlighting, soiled cover, else very good sound condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Bangor, Maine: Eastern Corporation 56 x 43 cm sheet folded to 28 x 21.5 cm. Single sheet broadside printed in black and brown and folded twice, with an information card printed in black and red. Undated, but c. 1947. Mild soil to outside panels of folded sheet. Toning along folds of broadside, with 9.5 cm of separation to tail of center fold. Some toning to extremities of information card, with some light offset toning from ink of broadside. Light crease down center, with some light creasing to upper corner of card. Broadside. Very Good.

Stapled Wrapper. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Martha Weiss (illustrator). First Edition. Editors of Duende Press Larry Goddell and William Harris. This is Duende 11. 16 leaves, The pages are typewritten and clean. Cover is shelfworn with some posts and sunning. From the private collection of poet, Keith Wilson.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A rare opportunity to purchase a complete run of this pioneering book collecting and book arts journal. Vol. I, consisting of (12) monthly issues (Mar. 1932-Mar. 1933, with one combined "Septober" 1932 issue), 64 pp., total, has been bound in blue buckram showing modest spotting/soiling to both covers, interior fully intact. Vols. II (2) through 4 unbound/loose, with cord bindings, in slightly reduced format. Vol. II consists of (8) issues, numbered 13-20, published from Apr. 1933 through July/Aug. 1938, #s 13-16 continuously paginated (52 pp. total), #s 17-20 16 pp. each. Vol. III consists of (11) issues, published from Sept. 1938 through Dec. 1939, most 16 pp. each, several 24 pp. The Packet ceased publication at that point but recommenced with Vol. 4 in Sept. 1945; this volume, height slightly reduced again, consists of (10) issues (including 9-10 combined) through June 1946, 24 pp., each, final issue 40 pp. All issues show only slight handling wear and a bit of toning. A virtual Who's Who of antiquarian bookselling, collecting, and bibliography during this era. Collector-grade, extremely scarce. Book.