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Foss, Phillip. - House of Eagles. (Trade/3).

Title: House of Eagles. (Trade/3).
Description: Oshkosh, WI: Sun Rise Fall Down Artpress, 1979. 1979. - Small quarto [approximately 8 inches high by 7 inches wide], softcover in pictorial pale green wrappers sewn with tan cord & illustrated in black by Steve Replogle & Stephanie Wilger. The edges of the wraps are discolored & there is a tiny chip to the front edge of the front wrap. [20] pages, including colophon & author's note. There is a light stain to the front endpaper. The contents are very good. Limited edition of 100 copies printed in March 1979 and hand-sewn by the proprietors. The series of poems "House of Eagles" constitutes Trade/3. This issue of the literary magazine was edited by Sharyn Sandborn, David Aardvark and Miekal And. Foss writes in an author's note: "I consider 'House of Eagles' one of the most effective pieces I've done in terms of language and communicating the relentless, inhuman quality of the natural world. I wrote it while i was a wilderness fire lookout in Oregon. I was at the timber-line for four months and experienced a different world, both environmentally and intellectually, than is usually associated with nature." Rare. Good .

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; PHILLIP FOSS; HOUSE OF EAGLES; LITERARY MAGAZINE; TRADE/3; SHARYN SANDBORN; DAVID AARDVARK; MIEKAL AND; ILLUSTRATORS; STEVE REPLOGLE; STEPHANIE WILGER; LIMITED EDITION.

Price: US$ 45.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 35889

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