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Everson, William. The Blowing of the Seed. Henry W. Wenning, New Haven, CT, 1966.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Number 147 copies of 218 copies signed by the poet. Copies 5 to 215 were for sale, with the first three copies lettered a, b, c reserved for the poet, publisher, and printer. William Everson (1912 - 1994), was also known as Brother Antoninus, A deeply serious and religious writer, Everson spent 18 years as a Dominican monk and published many of his works under his name in religion, Brother Antoninus. He was variously classified as a nature poet, an erotic poet, and a religious poet, but, contended Dictionary of Literary Biography contributor James A. Powell, "above all else, Everson is an autobiographical, even a confessional poet. Throughout his career.he has made his personal life the predominant subject of his poetry."was a poet, critic, and globally renowned handset printer [Poetry Foundation biography]. Bound in decorated paper covers in green, red, black on cream background, with brown leather spine with debossed titling. Spine with slight wear along joints and small tear on rear joint. Lightest wear to edges of covers. Small brown stains to fore-edges of two of free front endpapers. Signed by the poet in black ink with brown wash. Printed by Claude Fredericks in Pawlet, VT on kochi paper. Very good condition. Measures 10.5 x 6.5 inches. Unpaginated [13 pages]. PI/082423.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Everson, William. THE BLOWING OF THE SEED. Henry W. Wenning, New Haven, 1966.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Number 41 of 218 copies SIGNED BY EVERSON (the first 18 of which were reserved for friends of the poet and publisher). 8vo slender decorated paper boards; calf spine lettered in blind. Printed by Claude Fredericks on Kochi paper. Spine a bit darkened and tiny rub to dark wash covering Everson's signature otherwise very good.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Everson, William. Blowing of the Seed. Henry W. Wenning, New Haven, 1966.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Decorative paper over quarter leather binding, title blind embossed on spine, deckled edges. Limited edition, 78/218 numbered and signed copies. Signed by author on leaf before the limitation page. [18]pp. Occidental College Library bookplate on front pastedown. Boards have fire damage to spine and light wear to edges. Printed by Claude Fredericks and published by Henry W. Wenning. This sequence of poetry was written in 1946 and belongs to the period of "The Residual Years." "The Blowing of the Seed details a meeting of a Nordic Man and a Mediterranean woman; the cold encrusted man is associated with the wintry seasons while the woman is from the deep equatorial zone and represents the warmth of the earth" (Dill, Vicky Schreiber, "The Books of William Everson"). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: Back of Beyond Books, Moab, UT, U.S.A.
William Everson. The Blowing of the Seed. Henry W Wenning, New Haven, 1966.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 149 of 218 copies, the first 3 copies marked A, B and C for the poet, publisher and printer respectively. 200 copies for sale and 15 copies for friends of the poet and publisher. There is some yellowish staining to the signature leaf and the following leaf, possibly when the brown wash was applied over Everson's signature with some brown spotting on the same pages. Other for the above mentioned the book is in fine condition, NF overall. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 18 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australia
William Everson. The Blowing of the Seed. Henry W Wenning, New Haven, 1966.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 25 of 218 copies, the first 3 copies marked A, B and C for the poet, publisher and printer respectively. 200 copies for sale and 15 copies for friends of the poet and publisher. There is a brown mark on the signature leaf, likely when the brown wash was applied over his signature, with a few small brown spots as well. Otherwise the book is in mint condition, with tight binding. An exceptionally Fine and collectable copy of Everson's work. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 18 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australia
Everson, William. The Blowing of the Seed. Henry W. Wenning, New Haven, 1966.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Beautiful hand-printed book of poems by William "Bill" Everson, aslo known as Brother Antonius, American poet, liiterary critic, teacher, and small press printer; member of the San Francisco Renaissance. Signed in black ink over brown wash, and numbered in brown ink (134/218). Bound in decorative paper over boards with wrap-around light brown leather spine with embossed title. In VG condition inside and out, with only the most occasional small foxing. Set and printed on very heavy, deckle edged white paper (still very bright and crisp) by Claude Fredericks in Pawlet, Vermont. Really quite lovely. Size: 8vo Long
Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.
Everson, William [Brother Antoninus]. The Blowing of the Seed. Henry W. Wenning, New Haven, 1966.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarter calf over decorated boards. Limited edition of 215 numbered copies + three additional copies lettered A, B, C. Copy #202. Signed by the author. Light rubbing only to leather spine. A beautiful copy.
Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, no 159 of 218 copies, SIGNED by the poet. Tall 8vo. Decorated papero ver boards, brown leather spine, fine First edition, no 159 of 218 copies, SIGNED by the poet.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.