The Blood of the Air [one of fifty signed copies in boards]
by Lamantia, Philip
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Four Seasons Foundation, 1970. First edition. [12], 45, [6], pp. Gray paste-paper boards over green cloth backstrip, lettered and ruled in gilt. Slightest rubbing to corners, else fine.
One of fifty numbered copies in boards, signed by the author. The uncommon limited edition of this collection. As a teenager Lamantia corresponded with Breton and published some of his first poems in Charles Henri Ford's View. Later associated with the Beats (he was on the bill at the famous 1955 Six Gallery reading which included Ginsberg's Howl), his was an idiosyncratic voice, a direct connection between the European surrealists and the later American movements. Ferlinghetti said of him, "Philip was a visionary like Blake, and he really saw the whole world in a grain of sand.".
One of fifty numbered copies in boards, signed by the author. The uncommon limited edition of this collection. As a teenager Lamantia corresponded with Breton and published some of his first poems in Charles Henri Ford's View. Later associated with the Beats (he was on the bill at the famous 1955 Six Gallery reading which included Ginsberg's Howl), his was an idiosyncratic voice, a direct connection between the European surrealists and the later American movements. Ferlinghetti said of him, "Philip was a visionary like Blake, and he really saw the whole world in a grain of sand.".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Triolet Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2283
- Title
- The Blood of the Air [one of fifty signed copies in boards]
- Author
- Lamantia, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Four Seasons Foundation
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1970
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About the Seller
Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
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Los Angeles, California
About Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
Triolet Rare Books, member ABAA/ILAB, specializes in twentieth century art and literature with a focus on modernism, livres d'artistes, poetry, and the avant-garde.
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