Ephemera

The House of Certain Death. First Edition of the Broadside

Cossery, Albert (1913-2008) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress in red on paper. 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. Born in Cairo in 1913, Albert Cossery is one of the most important Egyptian francophone writers along with Andrée Chédid, Edmond Jabè...

Menelik, Rey. First Edition of the Broadside

Leite George (1920-1985) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress in red on paper. 23 x 13cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. George Leite was an American author, poet, publisher and bookstore and gallery owner active in California"s San Francisco Bay Area in the...

Train of Characters Through the Villa Rubazziana. First Edition of the Broadside

Carnevale, Emanuel; Emanuel Carnevali (1897-1942) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper. 2pp. 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. Emanuel Carnevali was born in Florence, Italy, and immigrated to the U.S. just before World War I. He held a series of menial jobs in N...

The Pulkovo Meridian. First Edition of the Broadside

Inber, Vera = Vera Mikhailovna Inber (1890-1972; A. Kaum and D. Radin, translators · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper. 2pp. 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. She was born and educated in Odessa and spent the years 1910-14 abroad. Her writings date back to 1911, when she joined the Acmeists, a...

In Celebration of Absence. . First Edition of the Broadside

Belance, René (1915-2004) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper. 2pp. 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. A Note on René Bélance Haun Saussy : René Bélance was born in 1915 in Corail, Haiti, not far from the coastal town (and homeland of poe...

Children of the Albatross. First Edition of the Broadside

Nin, Anais (1903-1977) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper. 2pp. 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. This excerpt preceded the actual book: New York: Dutton, 1947. .

The Law of Love and the Law of Violence. First Edition of the Illustrated Broadside in English

Tolstoy, Leo · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper.40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. An examination of the conflicts within and among nations, this treatise proposes a remedy based on true Christian doctrine: recognition of lo...

Upon a Moebus Strip. First Edition of the Broadside

Olson, Charles (1910-1970) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on deckle edged paper.2pp 26 x 18cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby..Charles Olson was an innovative poet and essayist whose work influenced numerous other writers during the 1950s and 1960s. In his...

Five Poems. First Edition of the Broadside

Mason, Mason Jordon ; nom de plume of Jason Jordon · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper.2pp 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. Other works: Mason, Mason Jordan. A LEGIONERE Eureka: Hearse Press, [1959]; Mason, Mason Jordan. THE CONSTIPATED OWL Eureka: Hearse Press...

Who Cried Against the Wall. (Written in New Jersey State Prison. ) First Edition of the Broadside

Becker, Edwin J. · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper.2pp 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. See: "It carries the battle forward": An Unpublished Letter from William Carlos Williams to Edwin J. Becker, prisoner-poet Todd Giles.......

Pilosité Et Magie. First Edition of the Broadside

Rodman, Selden (1909-2002) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper. 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. American playwright, poet, and art critic Selden Rodman published over 40 books in his lifetime. Born in New York City in 1909, Rodman atten...

Pilosité Et Magie. First Edition of the Broadside

Moricand, Conrad (1887-1954) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress on paper. 2pp. 40.5 x 30.2cm. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. Moricand lived with American author Henry Miller in Big Sur, California, in 1948, and was the subject of Miller's memoir A Devil in Par...

I Married That Woman. First Edition of the Broadside

Goode, Harry W. · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress. 2pp. 40.5 x 30.2cm. Marginal tears.. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby. .

8 Love Poems. First Edition of the Broadside

Crosby, Harry; (1898-1929); · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Letterpress in red on slate paper. 40.5 x 30.2cm. Marginal tears.. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. Harry Crosby - self indulgent socialite, tortured poet, wealthy mystic .. a playboy who lived his life with re...

Portrait of D.H. Lawrence in 1929 and "Why Not Read Lawrence Too?" First Edition of the Broadside

Crosby, Harry; (1898-1929); Harry Thornton Moore (1908-1981) · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1947. Reproduction of the photograph by Crosby and 3pp. text. 40.5 x 30.2cm. Marginal tears.. As published in Portfolio V , edited by Caresse Crosby.. Harry Thornton Moore was born in 1908 in Oakland, California. He was awarded Guggenheim f...

California Native Oaks. First Edition of the Poster

Lee, Michael · 2001 · Wittenborn Art Books

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2001. 24 x 36 inches. Encased in mylar with grommets for easy display.. Native oaks of California are an important part of our biodiversity, with each species having different characteristics, habitats and distributions. illustrated in color pencil by landscape architect and t...

The Ecology and Natural History of San Francisco: Wild in the City . First Edition of the Poster-Map

Morita, Nancy · 1992 · Wittenborn Art Books

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San Anselm, CA: 1992. 23 x 35 inches. Encased in mylar for easy display. A view of the natural geography of San Francisco before colonization (1750) with a present-day (1990s) street map to show what features could be restored. It is a detailed poster map showing the location ...

Incredible India: Meherangarh Fort, Jodhpur. First Edition of the Poster

Incredible India · 2006 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New Delhi: Paras Offset, 2006. Color poster. 68.5 x 95cm.. Mehrangarh Fort stands a hundred feet in splendor on a perpendicular cliff, four hundred feet above the sky line of Jodhpur. Burnished red sand stone, imposing, invincible and yet with a strange haunting beauty that be...

Incredible India: Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep. First Edition of the Poster

Incredible India · 2006 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New Delhi: Paras Offset, 2006. Color poster. 68.5 x 95cm.. Bangaram is a tiny teardrop shaped island, which lies very close to Agatti and Kavaratti. The tourist resort on this island provides an amazing opportunity for guests to unwind from the pressures and tensions of modern...

Incredible India: Golden Temple, Amristar. First Edition of the Poster

Incredible India · 2006 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New Delhi: Paras Offset, 2006. Color poster. 68.5 x 95cm.. The Golden Temple Amritsar India (Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar) is not only a central religious place of the Sikhs, but also a symbol of human brotherhood and equality. Everybody, irrespective of cast, creed or race can s...