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TO THE SINCERE READER
by WALDROP, Keith; Nelson Howe
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Wittenborn and Company, 1969. First Edition. Near fine.. First printing of this collaborative work of visual poetry between Waldrop and Howe. This copy comes with a nice association with the Mikolowskis, who for over 40 years published letterpress mail-art and broadsides as the Alternative Press. 4to. Seventeen unbound sheets in envelope with title affixed. Near fine. PROOF and ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED by Waldrop at colophon, for Ken and Ann Mikolowski of Ann Arbor's Alternative Press (noting this as an "unbound and / somewhat defective proof / copy," not included in the edition of 100 copies). Light bumps to corners of envelope. Sheets bright, crisp, clean throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42749
- Title
- TO THE SINCERE READER
- Author
- WALDROP, Keith; Nelson Howe
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wittenborn and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
Terms of Sale
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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- Colophon
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- Crisp
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- Association Copy
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Bumps
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