Details
2005
Etching, the complete set of 25 prints, including a book with 28 poems by Bill Berkson
Signed, numbered and signed by Bill Berkson on the colophon
I. 10.1 × 10.0 cm (4 × 3⅞ in.) S. 30.5 × 23.0 cm (12 × 9 in.) (each) Book: 30.8 × 23.2 cm (12⅛ × 9⅛ in.)
ED. 100
Printed by R.E Townsend, Inc., Georgetown, Mass./Published by the Arion Press, San Francisco
Estimate150,000 - 250,000 JPY
Condition: Generally in good condition. There is minor discoloration along the upper edges of the paper throughout, and bumps in places on the corners. There are faint brown stains throughout the front and back covers, silver deposits in places, fraying of threads, a minor crease on the left corner of the front cover, extremely faint flaking of paint on the upper corner of the spine, and slight discoloration on the binding threads. There is undulation and brown stains in places on the blank title page and endpapers, and creases on the endpapers. On pages 4, 8, 10, 12, 22, 36, 40, and 46, there are extremely faint ink splatters and flaking. There are very small stains and creases on the lower part and right corner of page 15, upper left inside the image on page 20, lower left inside the image on page 24, upper left inside the image on page 39, lower part on page 42, and on the upper margins of pages 46 and 47. On page 26, there are faint thin scratches and scuff marks on the left side inside the image, and undulation on the lower left outside the image. There are multiple small holes inside the image on pages 39 and 52.