Ode to a chestnut on the ground: Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden / Mezzotints by Judith Rothchild
by [Verdigris Press] Pabol Neruda
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[Octon, France]:: Verdigris Press,, 2013.. Edition of 50. 4.75 x 12.5"; 17 pages. Accordion structure extending from back pastedown. Letterpress printed in Univers on an Adana 8 x 5 by Mark Lintott using chestnut-colored ink. Printed on Hahnemulhe paper. Three mezzotints by Judith Rothchild. Bound in screenprinted paper, shades of brown with chestnut leaves, over boards. Laid in matching clamshell box. Author and title printed in black on spine and box. Signed and numbered by printer and artist. Of the edition numbers 1 - 10 include an additional mezzotint and are in a clamshell box; 1 -4 also include one of the original copper plates. Copies 11-50 presented in slipcases. Neruda's text is accompanied with three mezzotints by Judith Rothchild. While the text presentation is sparse and clean the images are velvety and dense. They capture the essence of Neruda's words - "from bristly foliage" to "only a seed".
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- Title
- Ode to a chestnut on the ground
- Author
- [Verdigris Press] Pabol Neruda
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition of 50
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Verdigris Press,
- Place of Publication
- [Octon, France]:
- Date Published
- 2013.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Artists' Books Artists' Books Fine Press US History
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