[ New York?], 1966.. [2] leaves plus ten etchings. Quarto (36 x 25.5 cm; 14 x 10"). Loose sheets, laid into folding cloth portfolio. A few smudges to portfolio, otherwise fine. One of a total edition of 110 copies (including 10 artist's proofs), consisting of ten original etchings (plate size 12.5 x 9.5 cm) by Schwartz, printed on handmade Italia paper by Emiliano Sorini, with each etching signed and numbered in the margin by the artist. A beautiful suite by this notable master of several media, whose other works have illustrated or been accompanied by texts by, among others, Anthony Hecht (PREDATORY BIRDS, Gehenna Press 1958), and Czeslaw Milosz (CATS, Privately Printed 1994).

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Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: WRCLIT57928
Title: WILD FLOWERS ETCHINGS BY...
Author: Schwartz, Aubrey
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: [ New York?]
Date Published: 1966.

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