Voyages: Six Poems from White Buildings by Hart Crane
by (Gehenna Press) Crane, Hart
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- Original blue stitched wrappers, printed label on upper cover, a fine copy in the original folding portfolio (slightly worn and
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New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1957. No. 661 of 975 numbered copies, signed by Baskin, from an edition of 1000. With seven wood engravings by Leonard Baskin. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Original blue stitched wrappers, printed label on upper cover, a fine copy in the original folding portfolio (slightly worn and soiled). Baskin, Leonard. No. 661 of 975 numbered copies, signed by Baskin, from an edition of 1000. With seven wood engravings by Leonard Baskin. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Hart Crane and Leonard Baskin. One of a series of limited editions published by The Museum of Modern Art under the direction of Monroe Wheeler; this book was designed, illustrated and printed by Baskin at The Ghenna Press, Northampton, MA. The Perpetua type is handset, the blocks printed in black or color on Japanese hand-made papers. A superb, delicate work. Press/2/3
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17745
- Title
- Voyages: Six Poems from White Buildings by Hart Crane
- Author
- (Gehenna Press) Crane, Hart
- Format/Binding
- With seven wood engravings by Leonard Baskin. 1 vols. Oblong 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Original blue stitched wrappers, printed label on upper cover, a fine copy in the original folding portfolio (slightly worn and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No. 661 of 975 numbered copies, signed by Baskin, from an editio
- Publisher
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Private Press | American | Hart Crane
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Private Press;
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