London: Enitharmon Press, 2013. 109pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Tan boards have a tiny area of surface abrasion to lower rear foredge corner. Signed by author Simon Armitage on title page, small spots of minor ink offset from same to adjoining blank page, else leaves clean and unmarked. "The Stanza Stones Trail runs through the Pennine region, containing some of the most striking landscapes in England. Simon Armitage composed six new poems on his Pennine walks. With the help of local expert Tom Lonsdale and letter-carver Pip Hall, he found extraordinary, secluded sites, and saw his words carved into stone. This book is a record of that journey, containing the poems and the accounts of Lonsdale and Hall." Contents include: Preface: Simon Armitage. Map: The Stanza Stones Trail. Touching the Landscape: Tom Lonsdale. Snow. Rain. Mist. Dew. Puddle. Beck. Lettering and rock: Pip Hall. Book weight approx. 450g. . Signed by Author. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 24.5cm x 17cm).

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Bookseller: Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 014692
Title: STANZA STONES (Signed Copy)
Author: Armitage, Simon, et al
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
ISBN 10: 1907587497
ISBN 13: 9781907587498
Publisher: Enitharmon Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2013
Size: 8vo - (approx. 24.5cm x 17cm)
Keywords: Pennine Region, England, Stanza Stones, Pennine Walks, West Yorkshire, Poetry,
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;

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