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UsedGood. 1970 Castalia. Hardcover copy is in good, solid conditon, no dj, has some wear, unmarked text, first blank page may have inscription, a good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

(Easthampton, MA): Castalia Press, 1970. First Edition. Moser,Barry. 8vo, pp. [65 unnumbered pages]. Bound in light tan cloth. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait plate by Barry Moser. One of an edition of just 150 copies. The Castalia Press was started in 1969 by Barry Moser as part of the Art Department at Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass. This book was edited by Eric Anderson and printed by John W. Coons as part of an Independent Study Project. Moser's portrait is of Samuel Williston, founder of the Academy, and some of the contents are drawn from the Williston archive.From the library of artist Alfonso Ossorio with his elaborate signature filling the flyleaf. Ossorio [1916-1990] was an abstract expressionist artist born in Manila, Philippines. At the age of fourteen, he moved to the United States, becoming a citizen in 1933. His work was influenced by his friend Jackson Pollock, whose work he admired and collected, and by the "art brut" of Jean Dubuffet whom he met in Paris in 1950.