From Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (Lopezbooks), Hadley, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 22 September 1997
About this Item
One of 16 participant's copies of this limited edition of an essay from Crossing Open Ground, which was later issued in a trade edition by the University of Georgia Press. Here issued with twenty-three 11-3/4" x 11" woodblock images by Robin Eschner, hinged in a continuous presentation almost 22 feet long, encompassing the text. An elaborate production, involving a number of individuals prominent in the book arts, in addition to Lopez and Eschner: Charles Hobson, the designer, whose work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum and the National Gallery of Art, among others; Sandy Tilcock, the publisher and boxmaker; Susan Acker, the letterpress printer; Nora Pauwells, the relief edition printer; and John DeMerritt, the binder, who is President of the Hand Bookbinders of California. Of a total edition of 66 copies, this is Copy L of 16 lettered copies signed by Lopez and Eschner and including a unique tire-tread print from Lopez's Toyota 4-Runner, the vehicle used in the journey from Oregon to Indiana that is described in the story. Fine, in a clamshell box. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. Seller Inventory # 034702
Bibliographic Details
Title: Apologia
Publisher: Lone Goose, Eugene
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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