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James Merrill. Metamorphosis of 741. Banyan Press, 1977.
Price: US$62.50 + shipping
Description: 7 pages. Limited edition. Signed by the author on limitation page, #221/440 copies on Arches. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in cream printed wrappers (paperback), sewn. Enclosed in original near fine, unaddressed, mailing envelope.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
James Merrill. Metamorphosis of 741. Banyan Press, 1977.
Price: US$62.50 + shipping
Description: 7 pages. Limited edition. Signed by the author on limitation page, #304/440 copies on Arches. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in cream printed wrappers (paperback), sewn. Enclosed in original near fine, unaddressed, mailing envelope.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Merrill, James. Metamorphosis of 741. Banyan Press, Pawlet, VT, 1977.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 6 pages. First edition, first printing. A section of an untitled longer poem. One (248) of 440 limited copies. Inscribed by Merrill in 1980. Fine copy printed on Arches paper in the orginal printed envelope. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Merrill, James. Metamorphosis of 741. The Banyan Press, Pawlet, Vermont, 1977.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto. Original printed wrappers, slightly marked. One of 440 copies, on Arches paper. Inscribed "An Easter Egg from a bird of Paradise? with love to Frank & Bill / Jimmy 1977". The inscription is to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, proprietors of The Little Players, a puppet theatre company, much-loved, and generously supported by Merrll.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
MERRILL, James. Metamorphosis Of 741. Banyan Press, Pawlet, VT, 1977.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 4to, wrappers. Fine copy. First edition. Limited to 440 copies. Hagstrom & Morgan A35. Presentation copy, inscribed by the poet on the colophon page: "for Joe & UT from us birds of Paradise - iii.77".
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, no. 41 of 440 copies. [16] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Inscribed by Merrill on the title-page, "To Howard with love from these various Birds of Paradise. - iii. .77". Hagstrom & Morgan A35 Thick white wrappers. Fine copy
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.