The Spirit Walks, the Rocks Will Talk: Eccentric Translations from Two Eccentrics (With Vignettes by Guy Davenport)
by Ronald Johnson
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Jargon Society, 1969. Original wraps. Very Good +. Guy Davenport. The 1969 1st edition, #211 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH RONALD JOHNSON AND GUY DAVENPORT at the limitation. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing and chipping --and one small closed tear-- alog the upper-edges. "Printed in the autumn of 1969 by Heritage Printers, Chalotte, North Carolina, for distribution among those friends of the Jargon Society who may be lacking their own private winter garden. The type is Palatino; the papers are Fabriano, Cockerell, and French marbled. The design is by Jonathan Williams." This copy belonged to photographer Art Sinsabaugh, who signed his name in pencil at the top of the front free endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18750
- Title
- The Spirit Walks, the Rocks Will Talk: Eccentric Translations from Two Eccentrics (With Vignettes by Guy Davenport)
- Author
- Ronald Johnson
- Illustrator
- Guy Davenport
- Format/Binding
- Original wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Jargon Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- rare poetry, rare small press poetry, rare Jargon Society, rare Jargon Press, the poet Ronald Johnson, rare Guy Davenport, signed Guy Davenport, rare Jonathan Williams
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Waccabuc, New York
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- Chipping
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...