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Fire to Fire, Poems by Mark Doty by Doty, Mark; Schoenfielder, Lisa (Artist) - 2004

by Doty, Mark; Schoenfielder, Lisa (Artist)

Fire to Fire, Poems by Mark Doty by Doty, Mark; Schoenfielder, Lisa (Artist) - 2004

Fire to Fire, Poems by Mark Doty

by Doty, Mark; Schoenfielder, Lisa (Artist)

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Winona & Stockton: Sutton Hoo Press, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Schoenfielder, Lisa. No. 38 of 160 copies, folio size, 51 pp., signed by Mark Doty and Lisa Schoenfielder. Mark Doty (b. 1953) is recognised as one of the most accomplished poets in America; hailed for his elegant, intelligent verse, Doty has often been compared to poets such as Walt Whitman. The recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, Doty has also won a number of prestigious literary awards including the Whiting Writer's Award, the T. S. Eliot Prize, and the National Poetry Series, among others (n. b., info from the website of the Poetry Foundation). This volume pairs some of his work with woodcuts by Lisa Schoenfielder, Professor of Art at Viturbo University and nationally recognised artist.

___DESCRIPTION: The Thanskgiving 2004 issue of the Sutton Hoo Press, with a lap component binding long-stitched onto a handmade brown paper spine, the boards covered in gold silk, paper label on the front board with the author's last name, fore-edge uncut, ivory endpapers, six woodcuts bound throughout the text, several in three colours (some of the colour was applied by hand with watercolour, others were printed using separate blocks); type Bembo, paper Somerset, folio size (approximately 14.5" tall), pagination: (1)-48, limitation page (49), blank (50), publisher's device in woodcut (51), one of 160 copies, this number 38, signed by Mark Doty and Lisa Schoenfielder.

___CONDITION: Fine, with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, perfectly straight corners with no rubbing, the interior is clean and bright, and it is entirely free of prior owner markings - crisp, as new.

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  • Bookseller Swan's Fine Books US (US)
  • Illustrator Schoenfielder, Lisa
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Fine
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition Limited Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Sutton Hoo Press
  • Place of Publication Winona & Stockton
  • Date Published 2004
  • Keywords Fine Press, Sutton Hoo Press, Lisa Schoenfielder, Woodcuts, Mark Doty, ABAA-CALIFORNIA
Fire to Fire, limited edition
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Fire to Fire, limited edition

by Doty, Mark; Schoenfielder, Lisa (illus.)

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Winona and Stockton: Sutton Hoo Pr, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 2004, First Edition of this book by Doty, whose "Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems" won the 2008 National Book Award for Poetry. This copy is number 34 of 160, and is signed by the author, Doty, and the illustrator, Schoenfielder. Hardcover, folio, bound in mustard cloth, with ornate title label and spine. The book features six woodcuts in several colors (some color applied by hand with watercolor, others printed with separate blocks). A beautiful production. Rare. Digital images available upon request.
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