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SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
by Whitman, Walt (poem); Siskind, Aaron (photographs)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1990. Limited Edition. Fine press edition of this poem from Whitman's 1856 collection, Leaves of Grass, brought to life by American photographer Aaron Siskind (1903-1991). "The illustrations for Song of the Open Road transform Whitman's symbolic journeyings into the language of modern urbanism...The photographer's interpretation lies in the pictures he took - not far from his home in Providence, R.I. - of tar poured into the cracks of light-colored concrete roads, forming swirls and curves and parallel lines, cheerful or brooding markings on a gritty surface that is rendered almost microscopically and enlarged into a striking textural background for each of the six photographs" (from the prospectus). One of 550 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the photographer, this being copy no.418. Folio (44.5cm); emerald green cloth-covered boards, spine and fore-edges bound in black morocco, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; publisher's original black cloth slipcase; [48]pp, with six large photogravures by Aaron Siskind. Fine in a Fine slipcase,
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6599
- Title
- SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
- Author
- Whitman, Walt (poem); Siskind, Aaron (photographs)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
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