Item #18006 A Privacy of Speech; Ten Poems in Sequence, with block print decorations by Mary Fabilli. William Everson.
A Privacy of Speech; Ten Poems in Sequence, with block print decorations by Mary Fabilli

A Privacy of Speech; Ten Poems in Sequence, with block print decorations by Mary Fabilli

Berkeley: Equinox Press, 1949. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Item #18006

Original vellum spine, gilt title; decorated paper boards. Finely printed on Tovil handmade paper. Deckled edges. The first book of the Equinox Press and Everson's first effort at printing. One of 100 copies, of which reportedly only 50 were bound and issued. A high spot of modern printing, and of Everson as printer, designer and binder. Exquisite woodblocks by Mary Fabilli. Printed in red and black. Boards yawn slightly else a fine copy. Bartlett & Campo, A10.

Price: $3,500.00

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