William everson printer (5 resultados)

No Binding. Condición: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fi. Original literary broadside printed in black ink on light beige paper. 13" x 19 1/2." Back colophon: "This edition is an expanded version of 'Earth Poetry' which first appeared in the Sierra Club Bulletin, July 1970. Designed & printed for Oyez by Graham Mackintosh, July 1971. Photograph by Allen Say." Based on the back colophon, there may have been other materials included but only the broadside is present. Broadside is virtually pristine and intact except for a few tiny wrinkles and a few small spots of discoloration along spine and inner gutter. A Near Fine copy. An original literary broadside featuring William Everson's essay, "Earth Poetry." This is a philosophical dissertation in which Everson gives his perspective on the relationship between Earth and poetry. Everson believes that Earth can only be saved through poetry and poetic ideas and sentiments such as contemplating nature and viewing it with awe and wonder, similar to the concept of nature being "sublime." Everson expresses his concerns over scientific ecology and argues that a purely scientific approach will never be enough to save the Earth because it is simply another manifestation of man trying to dominate nature. Interspersed among Everson's essay are excerpts from different poems that he feels have captured the essence of what it means to be in balance with nature. William "Bill" Everson (1912-1994), also known as Brother Antonius, was an American poet, literary critic, printer, and teacher. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance movement.…

Condición: Good. Folded Leaf, 10.5" x 7.5". Plates. VG.(this is the prospectus for a book, not the book itself).

Condición: Good. PROSPECTUS. Folio. Single Folded Page, Very Good with creasing. Letterpress on laid paper. Includes blurbs by Lawrence Clark Powell, Malcolm Cowley, Albert Gelpi, Galway Kinnell, and Karl Shapiro.

Condición: Good. PROSPECTUS. Folio. Single Folded Page, 4 pp. Very Good with minor creasing. Letterpress on laid paper with deckled edges, French-fold sheets. Includes blurbs by Lawrence Clark Powell, Malcolm Cowley, Albert Gelpi, Galway Kinnell, and Karl Shapiro. Invitation card to the reception celebrating the publication of American Bard present.…

First Edition. First edition, limited issue. First separate appearance of Everson's poem. Number 55 of 100 numbered copies SIGNED BY EVERSON, WIENER, & REAGH on colophon leaf (the first 10 copies were not for sale). Illustrated with five mounted black-and-white photographs of Everson - EACH ONE SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY WIENER. Eleven loose leaves of text in total, including the introduction by Everson on 2 leaves, the poem itself on 3 leaves, dedication leaf (".to Mel Smith who brought together poet & photographer"), and leaf with Wiener's descriptions of each of the photos. Housed together in publisher's folio green cloth-covered folding case with white, printed labels on front and spine. ALSO INCLUDES a copy of the original prospectus and TLS FROM MEL SMITH, a friend and admirer of Everson who reportedly funded the book. The letter, to the collector, Allen K. Mears, describes the genesis of the book (" . Leigh Wiener and I spent three days with Everson in Santa Cruz and at his home in Davenport in 1980.") and, referring to an academic program he attended, quotes from a letter in his collection ("In my collection of letters there is one by JOHN STEINBECK in which he writes, 'After the drives for survival and procreation, man's strongest instinct is to bore. He is a success when people will sit still for it.'") Altogether fine. Signed.…