FIVE METERS OF POEMS. Translated and with an introduction by David M. Guss. Woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi.
Isla Vista: Turkey Press, 1986. Accordion-fold 10 inches tall, opening to 5 metres. Five small woodcuts in the text, which is set as concrete poetry. Bound in red cloth & printed boards with 4 woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi. Matching tray case (tiny bump on one corner) with typographic print on cover. Fine. Item #18817
First English language edition of 18 "typographically playful" poems by this Peruvian poet (1905-1936). No. 11 of 40 copies signed by Frasconi and Guss. Printed on Barcham Green's handmade "India Office" tan, fiber-filled paper, printed in black and red. (There were also 300 unsigned copies bound in wraps.).
Price: $650.00
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