Dime-Store Alchemy: The Art of Joseph Cornell by Simic, Charles - 1992

hc. Good+. All pages and cover are intact. Possible minor highlighting and marginalia. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

Ecco Press, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Fine. Sturdy, thinner book, cream cloth spine with dark brown stains at middle front spine indentaton, blue cloth boards, silver lettering very bright on spine, a glossy photo section as well as frontispiece photo as well. DJ glossy cream borders at top and bottom edges, blue background with color photo of naive art at center front, praise on back from poet Mark Strand. Very Fine DJ/Good book.

Ecco Pr; 1st ed edition (December 1, 1992). HARDCOVER. BRAND NEW. BRAND NEW, Unread Copy in Mint Condition. No remainder marks. (77pgs). Ships fast from NYC. Expedited Shipping Available. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Ecco Pr, 1992-12. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Hopewell, New Jersey: Ecco Press, 1992. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 77 pages. Includes eight black & white plates and a frontis photo portrait of Cornell. First printing. Fine/Fine.

Hopewell, New Jersey: Ecco Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+ Dust Jacket. 7x4x0. 1st printing of 1st edition (stated first edition with no other printings listed). Very good+ hardcover with DJ, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Interior appears free of markings. Corners sharp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped dust jacket looks really nice. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Brand: Ecco Pr, 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used:Good.

Ecco, 1992 Everything about the book is like new EXCEPT the price is clipped. Also included is a Cornell Postcard and book review.

New Jersey: The Ecco Press, 1992. Stated First Edition There is a 1993 hardcover edition from a different publisher; it's not the First Edition 8vo size hardcover with color photo illustrated dust jacket; 77 pages with some a section of Joseph Cornell's photographs on black and white glossy stock. From jacket: "The task (the author) undertakes in this diverse, essentially unclassifiable book is one illumination and tribute. Rather than constrict his response to Joseph Cornell's surreal art to the objective terms of critical analysis, (he) sets out to recreate in a different medium - the written language of the poet - the experience of viewing Cornell's enigmatic constructions of boxes, collages, and film. Partly an appreciation of Cornell's work, partly an appropriation of his method, (this volume) interweaves elements of art history, poetry, and biography in a series of short texts that crate a kind of poetic equivalent to Cornell's visual arts. THe artist's… Read More

Ecco Pr, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hopewell: The Ecco Press . 1992. First edition. Cloth. Fine copy in fine dust jacket in mylar protector.