The Bridge. A Poem. With three photographs by Walker Evans
by Crane, Hart ; Walker Evans
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Paris: The Black Sun Press, 1930. First edition. Evans, Walker. One of 50 copies on Japanese Vellum, signed by Crane. Quarto, original white printed wrappers, with original glassine cover and gilt paper covered slipcase (slipcase slightly rubbed, 1-inch piece missing from bottom edge). A beautiful copy of one of the rarest and most important books of twentieth century poetry, and the first book publication of Evans's work, it was illustrated with three gravures printed actual size from his 1-3/8 inch by 2- 1/2 inch photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32463
- Title
- The Bridge. A Poem. With three photographs by Walker Evans
- Author
- Crane, Hart ; Walker Evans
- Illustrator
- Evans, Walker
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Black Sun Press
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- , POETRY, PHOTOgraphy, Walker Evans, Black Sun Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY;
Terms of Sale
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Specialized dealer in rare books and manuscripts, since 1975.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...