Portfolio of Three Small Press Publications that Won the 1983 Washington State Governor's Art Award for Small Presses: ASHES (Philip Levine/Graywolf Press), REQUIEM (Sam Hamill/Copper Canyon Press) PURELY VISIBLE (Beth Bentley/Sea Pen Press & Paper Mill)
Published by Graywolf Press, Copper Canyon Press and Sea Pen Press & Paper Mill, Port Townsend and Seattle, 1983
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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Condition: Used - Fine
£ 654.45
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Three volumes in a folding case with mounted award label indicating the volumes represent the 1983 Washington State Governor's Award for the contributions of Washington State's fine presses. The three books are:Ashes: Tall, narrow 8vo. Pp. 66. Half-binding of tan buckram over khaki linen, handbound by Marsha Hollingsworth. Of 220 numbered copies this is copy hand-numbered 141. Signed by Levine at the colophon. This collection won both the American Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Requiem: 12mo. Unpaginated. With a tipped-in frontis. by Phyllis Hopeck printed on Kitakata. One of 250 copies. Signed by Hamill at the colophon. Purely Visible: 16mo. Pp. 10. With a tipped-in frontis. by Phyllis Hopeck printed on Kitakata. Of an edition limited to 100 numbered copies, this is copy 29. Signed by Bentley following page 10. . The Levine and Hamill volumes are dated 1983; the Bentley, 1980. (That colophon references that title being bound while Mt. St. Helens was erupting.) All three are accommodated in an oatmeal-colored cloth folding case with a mounted award label printed by Scott Freutel at the Spring Valley Press. All three volumes with case are Scarce, if not Rare. Handbound Bindings Housed in a Cloth Case. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Portfolio of Three Small Press Publications that Won the 1983 Washington State Governor's Art Award for Small Presses: ASHES (Philip Levine/Graywolf Press), REQUIEM (Sam Hamill/Copper Canyon Press) PURELY VISIBLE (Beth Bentley/Sea Pen Press & Paper Mill)
- Author
- LEVINE, Philip, Sam Hamill and Beth Bentley
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press, Copper Canyon Press and Sea Pen Press & Paper Mill, Port Townsend and Seattle
- Publication year
- 1983
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Folding Case, Fine
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- Flavio Costantini, Phyllis Hopeck and Suzanne Ferris
- Edition
- Limited Editions.
- Seller catalogs
- Fine Press, Poetry
Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long’s historical and bibliophilic interests. Our store is located in downtown Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood and is open seven days a week. In our on-going effort to provide a diversified inventory, we are acquiring fine and unusual books. From incunabula to 20th Century literature, from journals of voyages to autograph letters, no book or manuscript is beyond our purview. We would be delighted to consider all printed or written materials. Discretion is our hallmark. Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.…
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HOUSE OF LONG LLC LONG BROTHERS FINE AND RARE BOOKS % JEFFREY JOSEPH LONG SOLE MBR
400 Occidental Ave. S.
Seattle, WA U.S.A. 98104
Terms of sale
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long’s historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only. We are proud members of the ABAA and ILAB.
Among books in all fields, we specialize in Pacific Northwest Americana, Fine Literature, Chinese History and Culture, Social and Art Movements, including the Punk Underground, 1975 - 1982.
In our on-going effort to provide a diversified inventory, we are acquiring fine and unusual books. From incunabula to 20th Century literature, from journals of voyages to autograph letters, no book or manuscript is beyond our purview. We would be delighted to consider all printed or written materials. Discretion is our hallmark.
Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.
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If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
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You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
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