Transition: A Collection of Fourteen Poetry Broadsides [Signed by All Contributors]
- SIGNED
- Waldron Island: Brooding Heron Press, 1988
Waldron Island: Brooding Heron Press, 1988. Near Fine. Waldron Island, WA: Brooding Heron Press, 1988. Edition Limited to 55 copies of which this is no. 544. Quarto; publisher's blue cloth clamshell box with two Japanese-style clasps housing fourteen loose broadsides. Illustration to exterior and interior of case. Rubbing to edges of sheets and case; Near Fine. Each broadside signed by the poet, introductory sheet signed by publishers Sam and Sally Green
The introductory sheet tells the story of the Greens acquiring the press and eventually moving to an island in the San Juans, learning to live without electricity or running water. Sally learned to work with the paper and ink while navigating atmospheric conditions in the tent, and Sam persevered in binding by kerosene lamp. A lovely record of two intrepid printers; scarce in retail. .
The introductory sheet tells the story of the Greens acquiring the press and eventually moving to an island in the San Juans, learning to live without electricity or running water. Sally learned to work with the paper and ink while navigating atmospheric conditions in the tent, and Sam persevered in binding by kerosene lamp. A lovely record of two intrepid printers; scarce in retail. .