The Inconstant Moon. Poems to the Moon by Mark Jarman, Phillis Levin, James Longenbach, Jacqueline Osherow, Susan Stewart, Mark Strand, Elaine Terranova, & Eleanor Wilner.
Wallingford, PA, 2007. 10 1/2 x 14. Fourteen double leaves attached at fore edges. A Homeric hymn "To Selene," printed in Gill's Greek type, opens the text. 8 poems are paired with Enid Mark's lithographs of star fields printed in indigo & black which bleed across the page creating a deep space for the luminous moon. A moonscape drawn by Enid Mark fills the "centerfold." Bound in black cloth overlaid with indigo & black marbled papers created for the book by Regina St. John. Quote from Shakespeare printed in silver on black endpaper. Fine in custom cloth tray case. Item #18771
No. 12 of 63 copies. First publication of 8 of the poems. Types were cast at the Golgonooza Letter Foundry. Title lettered by Jerry Kelly. Art Larson, Horton Tank Graphics printed the text on Somserset papers. A perfectionist, Larson slaved over the letterspacing of the Greek capitals and Wilner's poem--shaped like a crescent moon. A beautifully produced work.
Price: $2,750.00