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MEMORY OF SNOW with the ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK used for the illustration
by CSOORI, Sandor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Covers soiled, otherwise Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Woodblock in close to Fine condition
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Great Barrington: Penmaen Press, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Covers soiled, otherwise Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Woodblock in close to Fine condition. Michael McCurdy. One of 200 case-bound copies (of a total edition of 750) illustrated by Michael McCurdy with a wood-engraved portrait of Csoori on the dustwrapper cover and the title page. The Hungarian poet's first book in English, translated by Nicholas Kolumban. Included with the book is McCurdy's ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK used for the illustration with this book.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015973
- Title
- MEMORY OF SNOW with the ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK used for the illustration
- Author
- CSOORI, Sandor
- Illustrator
- Michael McCurdy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Covers soiled, otherwise Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Woodblock in close to Fine condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Penmaen Press
- Place of Publication
- Great Barrington
- Date Published
- (1983)
- Keywords
- First Books, Modern First Editions, Penmaen Press, First Book, Fine Press, Modern Firsts, Limited, Hungarian Literature, Original Art, Modern Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Book; Original Art;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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