Concord, New Hampshire: William B. Ewert, publisher, 1986. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 0x0x0. Azarian, Mary. Signed by author. Signed by illustrator. Limited edition, #45 of 100. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates and Mary Azarian on limitation page. Faint stain to front panel of jacket. 1986 Soft Cover. Unpaginated. A fine press poem about the birth of Jesus Christ, by the prolific, award-winning American author, originally published in The New York Times Magazine. This limited edition of 100 numbered copies, designed by John Kristensen, includes original woodcuts by Mary Azarian printed directly from the blocks. It was printed from Monotype Bembo on Lana Laid paper and handsewn in wrappers at the Firefly Press, Somerville, Massachusetts in November, 1986. The publisher, William B. Ewert of Concord, New Hampshire, specialized in limited edition fine press material (mainly poetry and broadsides) for nearly 25 years, and his efforts are memorialized at the University of New Hampshire, which maintains an impressive collection of his work.

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Bookseller: Yesterday's Muse Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2196141
Title: The Miraculous Birth
Author: Oates, Joyce Carol
Illustrator: Azarian, Mary
Format/Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: William B. Ewert, publisher
Place of Publication: Concord, New Hampshire
Date Published: 1986
Size: 0x0x0
Weight: 0.38 lbs
Keywords: JOYCE CAROL OATES MIRACULOUS BIRTH JESUS CHRIST POEMS POETRY RELIGION CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANITY

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