Burghardt, John; Caponegro, Mary; Davis, Lydia; Cornell, Joseph; Coover, Robert; Oates, Joyce Carol; Foer, Jonathan Safran; Moody, Rick; Norman, Howard. A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell. D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 2001.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Signed by Foer on the title page. Also signed by Barry Lopez and Siri Hustvedt at the beginnings of their chapters. The binding is tight, corners sharp though slightly rubbed. Some light edgewear on the bottom edges of the boards. Text unmarked. Tipped in color plates. The dust jacket shows some very light handling. 8vo. 238pp.

Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Burghardt, John; Caponegro, Mary; Davis, Lydia; Cornell, Joseph; Coover, Robert; Oates, Joyce Carol; Foer, Jonathan Safran; Moody, Rick; Norman, Howard. A Convergence of Birds - Signed. D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, New York, 2001.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the editor Foer on the title page.

Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.

ANTHOLOGY Jonathan Safran Foer, Diane Ackerman, Joyce Carol Oates, Rick Moody, Barry Lopez, Robert Coover, Howard Norman, Paul West, Siri Hustvedt, Dale Peck, Joanna Scott, Robert Pinsky, Lydia Davis, Mary Caponegro, John Yau, Siri Hustvedt, Bradford Morrow, Martine Bellen, John Burghardt, Ann Lauterbach, Erik Anderson Reece, Rosemarie Waldrop. A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell. Distributed Art Publishers, 2001.

Price: US$458.20 + shipping

Description: A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell, D.A.P. (Distributed Art Publishers), 2001, first edition, very fine without dust-wrapper as issued and like cloth slipcase. 1/225 copies SIGNED by all the contributors: Diane Ackerman, Joyce Carol Oates, Rick Moody, Barry Lopez, Robert Coover, Howard Norman, Paul West, Siri Hustvedt, Dale Peck, Joanna Scott, Robert Pinsky, Lydia Davis, Mary Caponegro, John Yau,Siri Hustvedt, Bradford Morrow, Jonathan Safran Foer, Martine Bellen, John Burghardt, Ann Lauterbach, Erik Anderson Reece, Rosemarie Waldrop, et.al.

Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.

Foer, Jonathan Safran (Editor). A Convergence of Birds (signed limited). Distributed Art Publishers, 2001.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First limited edition, Fine book in Fine slipcase. An assemblage of fiction and poetry, by 22 contributors, inspired by the art of Joseph Cornell. This is Foer's first book appearance and includes an introduction and story by him. This is copy number 26 of 225 numbered copies (there were also 75 presentation copies produced). Contributors include: Diane Ackerman, Joyce Carol Oates, Rick Moody, Barry Lopez, Robert Coover, Howard Norman, Paul West, Siri Hustvedt, Dale Peck, Joanna Scott, Robert Pinsky, Lydia Davis, Mary Caponegro, John Yau and others. Each has signed at their contribution and each contribution features a tipped-in color photograph of one of Cornell's works. Joseph Cornell was a New York artist and sculptor whose most characteristic works were assemblages, or collages, housed in glass-fronted boxes. The beautifully produced book is a unique convergence of literature and art. Book received advanced praise from Susan Sontag, Paul Auster, and Ann Beattie.

Seller: Squid Ink Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.