Jake Zeitlin, Carl Sandburg / For Whispers & Chants Limited Edition 1927

Description: For Whispers & Chants Author: Zeitlin, Jake; Sandburg, Carl (Foreword); Angelo, Valenti (Frontispiece) Title: For Whispers & Chants Publication: San Francisco: The Lantern Press [printed by the Grabhorn Press], 1927 Edition: Limited Edition Description: Angelo, Valenti. Hardcover. No. 203 of 500, quarto size, 29 pp. Very Good Plus. "For Whispers & Chants" is a collection of poems by influential Los Angeles bookseller and poet Jake Zeitlin (1902-1987), who worked as a rare books dealer for sixty years, co-founded the Rounce & Coffin Club, and started his own fine press, the Primavera Press. The poems whisper of the southwest, and indeed, the volume is dedicated "To Texas, great treasure-cache of poems and legends". Zeitlin had, at the time of this publication, seen himself as a poet, in the tradition of Carl Sandburg and Robert Frost; this volume "was greeted in Los Angeles as the harbinger of a poetic career about to skyrocket" (n.b., Starr, "Material Dreams", see below). This publication by the Grabhorn Press was listed as one of the Fifty Books of the year, and includes a frontispiece by Valenti Angelo (1897-1982), a highly regarded designer, illuminator, and decorator of books over a career that spanned decades, doing much of his early work for the Grabhorn Press and the Book Club of California.___DESCRIPTION: Full yellow paper, red lettering and decoration inside blue ruled borders on the front board, brown lettering on the spine, fore- and bottom edges uncut, coloured frontispiece by Valenti Angelo, title page with printer's device; Goudy Modern type, Ingres paper, quarto size (10.25" by 6.75"), pagination: [i-viii] [1] 2-20 [1 colophon], one of 500 copies, this number 203.___CONDITION: Volume is very good plus, with a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; light soiling to the boards, some minute rubbing to the corners, the head and tail of the spine, the paper covering along the front joint just beginning to crack, and with some off-setting to the endpapers.___CITATION: Grabhorn Press Bibliography, no. 96; Kevin Starr, "Material Dreams, Southern California Through the 1920s", p. 326.___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Seller ID: 19031210 Subject: Grabhorn Press, Poetry Swan's Fine Books Walnut Creek, CA Swan's Fine Books is an open shop located in the San Francisco Bay Area. We offer quality used, collectible, and rare books in a wide variety of general interest subjects. While we specialize in illustrated books, fine press books, and Californiana, we have books in many areas. We are members of the leading bookselling organizations, including the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA. Guarantee We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described. Shipping Our books are bubble-wrapped and securely packed in cardboard, with larger books always packed in a box. Our standard shipping is via Media Mail; expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Return Policies We cheerfully accept returns within 30 days, so long as the book(s) is/are returned in the same condition as when sent. Please give us advance notice of any book(s) you need to return, thank you.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 250 USD

Location: Walnut Creek, California

End Time: 2025-01-29T19:09:11.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD