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Letters to Mencken from the Land of Pink Lichen

Title
Letters to Mencken from the Land of Pink Lichen / Jonathan Williams.
Author
Williams, Jonathan, 1929-2008.
Publication
New York : Dim Gray Bar Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Davenport, Guy
  • Magid, Barry
  • Cummins, Maureen
  • Center for Book Arts (New York, N.Y.), manufacture place.
  • Dim Gray Bar Press, publisher.
  • Campbell-Logan Bindery, binder.
Description
48 unnumbered pages : illustrations, photograph; 29 cm
Subjects
Genre/Form
Private press books – New York (State) – New York – 1994.
Note
  • "'Letters to Mencken from the Land of Pink Lichen' was hand set in Centaur type and printed on a Vandercook press at the Center for the Book Arts in New York City by Barry Magid and Maureen Cummins, and bound by the Campbell-Logan Bindery. The photograph of the pink lichen was taken by the author; the caricature of H.L. Mencken is by Guy Davenport."--Colophon.
  • Limited edition of 75 copies.
  • This epistolary work written to the deceased Henry Mencken was inspired by one of Williams' teaching experiments in Florida.
Provenance (note)
  • Inscribed: in ink, on colophon, "Jonathan Williams" and "Guy Davenport."
Binding (note)
  • Bound in publisher's quarter green cloth with color printed floral paper boards.
Call Number
Rare Books 19-447
OCLC
31685962
Author
Williams, Jonathan, 1929-2008.
Title
Letters to Mencken from the Land of Pink Lichen / Jonathan Williams.
Imprint
New York : Dim Gray Bar Press, 1994.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Provenance
Inscribed: in ink, on colophon, "Jonathan Williams" and "Guy Davenport." NN
Binding
Bound in publisher's quarter green cloth with color printed floral paper boards. NN
Local Note
Copy in Rare Books 19-447 is no. 47 of 75 copies.
Rare Book Division Accession File 1990-1999 (rbk90.ask), Converted September 10, 2006.
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Added Author
Davenport, Guy, ill.
Magid, Barry, printer.
Cummins, Maureen, printer.
Center for Book Arts (New York, N.Y.), manufacture place.
Dim Gray Bar Press, publisher.
Campbell-Logan Bindery, binder.
Research Call Number
Rare Books 19-447
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