Happy Bird day: Poems, Woodcuts, Calligraphy [by] Joyce & Dorsey Alexander.

Alexander, Joyce & Dorsey.

Published by The Turtle's Quill Scriptorium, Mendocino, California (1980); Number 28 of 100 copies; signed by Joyce & Dorsey Alexander. [Poems with Woodcuts of Birds]., 1980

About this Item

[Colophon]: "One Hundred numbered copies of this book were printed for friends. December 25th, 1980 The Turtle's Quill Scriptorium, [-] Mendocino, California. This is number 28 woodcuts by Joyce, calligraphy by Dorsey Alexander, poems by both. The thirteenth in our series of Christmas keepsakes; the remaining 400 are for sale. [signed in red ink]: Dorsey Alexander Joyce Alexander." 7 in. x 5 in., 23 pp., with 11 woodcut illustrations of birds, including: Hoopoe, toucan, loon, great heron, ptarmigan, pectoral sandpiper, peacock, puffin, pelican, blue-footed boobie, great auk; and with reproductions of calligraphic poetry texts, by the Alexanders, printed on various colored papers. Orange, textured paper covers with calligraphic title in black on the front cover; stapled. Scarce Christmas keepsake, with poems and woodcuts relating to the birds listed above. Seller Inventory # ABE-603526831

Bibliographic Details

Title: Happy Bird day: Poems, Woodcuts, Calligraphy...

Publisher: The Turtle's Quill Scriptorium, Mendocino, California (1980); Number 28 of 100 copies; signed by Joyce & Dorsey Alexander. [Poems with Woodcuts of Birds].

Publication Date: 1980

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)

Edition: 1st Edition