Description: A Primitive like an Orba poem by Wallace Stevens with drawings by Kurt Seligman First Edition This is a paperback Prospero pamphlet printed for the Gotham Book Mart at the Banyan Press in March, 1948.10.1 x 7" with the publisher's olive green paper wrappings, sewn spine, 96-line poemOne of 500 copies16 pp Set by hand in Garamond facesPrinted on Etruria paperDrawing on Zebu paper Condition (as shown in photos):Edging around front and back covers are fadedSlight rip in middle edge of front coverSome folds in covers towards bottom front edge and top left and bottom left corners of back cover*19924 is written on the last page in pencil (see photo) Securely bound, completely intact, very good condition Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)Kurt Seligmann (1900-1962) "Three variations in the color of the wrappers can be identified: bright green, olive green and orange, all of the same stock. Mr. Claude Fredericks of The Banyan Press has told the compiler that there was no priority in the use of these colors, that whichever one was at hand was used, and that there seems to have been less of the bright green paper than of the other two" --Cf.Edelstein
Price: 97.32 USD
Location: Mamaroneck, New York
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Binding: Brochure/Pamphlet
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition
Author: Wallace Stevens
Publisher: Banyan Press
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
