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Cargo
by Nelson, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in blue cloth with paper label spine.
- Seller
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Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Iowa City, IA: The Stonewall Press - The Seamark Press, 1972. First Edition. Very good in blue cloth with paper label spine.. First Edition being a limited edition of only 250 copies. This edition of Nelson's collection of poems was printed on a handpress, on handmade Tovil paper, set in Emerson fine, by noted fine press printers Kay Amert, Howard Zimmon and K.K. Merker. Cargo is the fourth book published by Seamark, however, it is the only book issued jointly by the Seamark Press and Kim Merker's Stonewall Press. Upon Merker's passing in 2013, his New York Times obituary stated that "for four decades, using presses he operated with his own inky hands, Mr. Merker was a designer, typesetter and printer of some of the most beautiful books made in America in the late 20th century." An important, and the only joint, publication of two of among the finest presses of the 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74
- Title
- Cargo
- Author
- Nelson, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in blue cloth with paper label spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Stonewall Press - The Seamark Press
- Place of Publication
- Iowa City, IA
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2012
Haddonfield, New Jersey
About Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
Bookseller of 18th and 19th century British and American literature, Gothic Revival, architecture, street literature, chapbooks, private press books, focusing on the unpopular, the obscure, and the forgotten. We also handle commonplace books, friendship albums, scrap books and manuscripts.
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