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Traveling at Home
by Berry, Wendell
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0916375099
- ISBN 13
- 9780916375096
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Single limited edition of 150 copies, numbered 119 and signed by Wendell Berry. Illustrated with 9 wood engravings by John DePol from photographs of Wendell Berry's farm in Port Royal, Kentucky. Hand-set in spectrum type by Juanita Bishop and printed by Barnard Taylor on Rives Lightweight mould-made paper. Green cloth spine with paper label. Paper-covered boards, flower pattern designed by DePol and hand-bound by Don and Pam Rash. Contains the title essay and two sections of poetry selected by the author. (Freedman: Wendell Berry: A Bibliography, A70a.) Not to be confused with the later trade edition done by North Point Press in 1989.
Condition is Fine, essentially As New. Issued without a dust jacket. This copy protected by clear mylar wrap.
Arguably the most beautiful of all Wendell Berry's books. Rarely appears and is quickly snapped up.
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- Bookseller
- Intangible Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FP4608
- Title
- Traveling at Home
- Author
- Berry, Wendell
- Illustrator
- John DePol
- Format/Binding
- Cloth with paper-covered boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0916375099
- ISBN 13
- 9780916375096
- Publisher
- Press of Appletree Alley
- Place of Publication
- Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 56
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Wendell Berry, John DePol, Press of Appletree Alley, Barnard Taylor, Juanita Bishop, fine press poetry
Terms of Sale
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Returns accepted up to 14 days. If item is not as described, seller will pay full refund including all shipping costs. If returned for other reasons (such as buyer changing mind), original shipping will not be refunded and buyer will pay return shipping. Any questions or concerns, please ask. I am a reasonable person, and I'm sure we can work things out.
About the Seller
Intangible Books
Biblio member since 2023
Eugene, Oregon
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Intangible Books is a forty-year collection being slowly redistributed back into the market. The collection is strong in 20th century American literature, labor and proletarian history, western Americana, and rare ephemera. Listings will be added as time allows. Feel free to send inquiries.
Books are described according to ABAA standards (Fine, Near Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair). Pictures will accompany listings as much as possible. More photos always available on request. Questions welcome. The collector was quite picky, and the descriptions will reflect the same discerning eye.
Books are described according to ABAA standards (Fine, Near Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair). Pictures will accompany listings as much as possible. More photos always available on request. Questions welcome. The collector was quite picky, and the descriptions will reflect the same discerning eye.
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