Author: Raymond Carver; Joel Gardner (phot)
Title: Prospectus for Batavia: A Limited Edition Portfolio. These Are Photographs of the Farm in Batavia, New York Where the Noted American Author, John Gardner, Grew Up, Taken by His Son Joel, Whose Photographs Illustrate Gardner's Novel Mickelsson's Ghosts
Description: Burlington, VT: Shadows Editions, 1986. Prospectus, 8.5" x 5.5", Folded Sheet, With Sample Black and White Photograph, VG. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names—Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them—and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result. .
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Title: Prospectus for Batavia: A Limited Edition Portfolio. These Are Photographs of the Farm in Batavia, New York Where the Noted American Author, John Gardner, Grew Up, Taken by His Son Joel, Whose Photographs Illustrate Gardner's Novel Mickelsson's Ghosts
Description: Burlington, VT: Shadows Editions, 1986. Prospectus, 8.5" x 5.5", Folded Sheet, With Sample Black and White Photograph, VG. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names—Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them—and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result. .
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Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 63-4091
- Book number: 63-4091
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