No. 102 of a limited edition of 150 handcrafted copies of an essay by British author and painter Denton Welch, detailing his first encounter with British poet Dame Edith Sitwell and her brother, Osbert Sitwell. Complementing Welch's essay are three detailed line drawings, later transformed into etchings by French illustrator Pierre Le-Tan. Edmund White provides a contextualized foreword, highlighting Welch's ability to infuse his literary observations with luminous, poetic and vivid detail. Letterpress-printed on deckled Arches paper at the Graphic Arts Workshop at Dartmouth College. Scarce.

Condition: Fine.
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Published on the occasion of French writer Raymond Roussel's (1877–1933) 2012 retrospective exhibition at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, and the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Porto. His poems, theoretical exercises and plays, though not widely celebrated during his lifetime, went on to have a profound impact on 20th-century artmaking, inspiring generations of conceptual, Surrealist, avant-garde and performance artists, including figures as notable as Marcel Duchamp and André Breton. Archival materials, combined with an extensive selection of artworks and writings by prominent artists and.....
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A scarce early, hardcover edition of Huxley's famous dystopian novel released by Sun Dial Press soon after its first U.S. printing was published by Doubleday. With the uncommon dust jacket in relatively nice condition.

Condition: Very Good in a Very Good- dust jacket; age toning to paper; edgewear, chips and small areas of loss to jacket at corners and spine ends, plus some rubbing and light soiling to jacket.
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A scarce issue of the influential 1960s magazine of British avant-garde writing and poetry. With contributions from Alain Arias-Misson, Gerry Gilbert, Josef Hirsal, Anselm Hollo, Paul Matthews, Edwin Morgan, John Newlove, Brian Patten, John J. Sharkey and Gael Turnbull. With reviews and a roundup of publications received.

Condition: Good, some wrinkling and toning to pages; light soiling to covers; pages 13-16 detached from staples; now in a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
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