Accession number
PML 195847
Creator
Berrigan, Ted.
Published
[Lenox, Mass. ; New York, N.Y.] : Angel Hair Books, c1977.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2012.
Notes
Poems.
"...printed at The West Coast Print Center, Berkeley, Calif., ... in an edition of 1000 copies, 26 of which are lettered A Z and signed by author and artist"--Colophon.
Library's copy hand-numbered in black ink by Berrigan in colophon: "Copy #1, Advance copy sent to me by the publisher for George & me to approve or demand re-printing, Rec'd Feb 16th, 1978, and approved - Ted Berrigan [An updated copy**] (**see corrections)".
With the author's revisions in ink to the poem Kirsten, plus minor revisions to In Bed with Joan & Alex, To Anne, A Little American Feedback; the title of the poem Elysium has been crossed out and re-titled Ilyrium.
Additional dedications for poems added in ink by author: Cento: a note on philosophy - for Pat [Padgett?], Conceived in Hate - For Bill Beckman, from The Art of the Sonnet - for Tom Clark, Air Conditioning - For Gerry [Gerard] Malanga, Written on Red Roses & Yellow Light - for Joe Brainard, This Perfect Day - For Tom Clark, Method Action - to Hank [Henry] Kanabus, A Little American Feedback - to Eric Mottram.
"...printed at The West Coast Print Center, Berkeley, Calif., ... in an edition of 1000 copies, 26 of which are lettered A Z and signed by author and artist"--Colophon.
Library's copy hand-numbered in black ink by Berrigan in colophon: "Copy #1, Advance copy sent to me by the publisher for George & me to approve or demand re-printing, Rec'd Feb 16th, 1978, and approved - Ted Berrigan [An updated copy**] (**see corrections)".
With the author's revisions in ink to the poem Kirsten, plus minor revisions to In Bed with Joan & Alex, To Anne, A Little American Feedback; the title of the poem Elysium has been crossed out and re-titled Ilyrium.
Additional dedications for poems added in ink by author: Cento: a note on philosophy - for Pat [Padgett?], Conceived in Hate - For Bill Beckman, from The Art of the Sonnet - for Tom Clark, Air Conditioning - For Gerry [Gerard] Malanga, Written on Red Roses & Yellow Light - for Joe Brainard, This Perfect Day - For Tom Clark, Method Action - to Hank [Henry] Kanabus, A Little American Feedback - to Eric Mottram.
Description
[110] p. : front. (port.) ; 26 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Caption added by the author under frontispiece portrait: Ted Berrigan NYC 1977. With manuscript half-title (Poems 1961-1975), authorial revisions, and added dedications throughout text. The poem entitled 'Poem' has been signed at bottom. In addition to Berrigan's inscription, the colophon is also inscribed by the artist: George Schneeman, Never saw this before, 5/12/97.
Provenance
Ted Berrigan.
Binding
White wrappers, decorated with designs on front and back by George Schneeman.
Classification
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