THE MADONNA OF THE FUTURE - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
by James, Henry (story); Dine, Jim (photogravure); Danto, Arthur C. (introduction)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1997. Limited Edition. One of 200 numbered copies specially bound and signed by Jim Dine, the first 75 of which were included with Dine's album of photogravures, Ape & Cat (this is copy no.133). Quarto (32cm); full taupe cloth, with titles stamped in dark brown on spine and front cover; [ii],[2],3-67,[3]pp, with a photogravure by Dine and one mounted plate. A Fine copy of this private press publication of James's short story, included in his 1879 collection The Madonna of the Future and Other Tales. Arion 52.
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- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6131
- Title
- THE MADONNA OF THE FUTURE - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
- Author
- James, Henry (story); Dine, Jim (photogravure); Danto, Arthur C. (introduction)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Arion Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1997
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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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- Quarto
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