Barry Gifford / Lot of 7 Letterpress Poetry Broadsides from Peter Koch Signed

  

Lot of 7 Letterpress Poetry Broadsides from Peter Koch, Hormone Derange Editions. Author: [Peter Koch] Gifford, Barry; Bringhurst, Robert; Newby, Rick; et al.

Description: 7 broadsides, 6 are 26x8" on thick oatmeal or brown stock and 1 is 20x8" on cream paper. Generally printed in 2 or 3 colors, each with an illustration and signed by their respective authors. Some with light corner wear, generally fine. Beautiful set of 7 broadsides from Bay Area master printer, Peter Rutledge Koch, released in small limitations under an imprint made specifically for the project. In all, it seems there were 17 broadsides released.

Over a period of ten years beginning in 1991 I designed and printed from hand-set type, found-engravings and original artwork, a series of literary broadsides on various papers under the imprint of. Editions, Last Chance Gulch, an imprint invented for this series and for the joy of cowboy humour. The authors and artists include maverick poets, barflies, and cowboy surrealists among several well-known names in American literature. This collection was made purely for the fun of it all and friendship with the printer was the driving editorial criterion.

" This lot includes: "Breakfast" by Robert Bringhurst, 2001 "The Surrealists Come to California" by Barry Gifford, 1996 "from the Suburb of Long Suffering" by Rick Newby, 1994 "Dance of the Sparrows" by Peter Koch, 1994 "That Old Gang of Mind" by Milo Miles, 1995 "Proscenium" by John Yau, 1995 "The Blind Horses by Ed Lahey, 1994. Subject: Art & Photography, Fine Press, Poetry. Based in Gig Harbor, WA, we offer all manner of rare books, ephemera, and more.

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