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A privacy of speech : ten poems in sequence / William Everson ; with block print decorations, by Mary Fabilli.

Accession number
PML 184968
Creator
Everson, William, 1912-1994.
Published
Berkeley, Calif. : Equinox Press, 1949.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Notes
"This book, which was the first book of The Equinox Press, was made by William Everson: designed, handset and printed on the handpress. The types used are Centaur & Arrighi. The paper is Tovil, an English handmade, printed damp. Done in an edition of 100 copies ..."--Colophon.
Library's copy housed in red clamshell box.
Description
29 pages : illustrations (woodcut) ; 27 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Author's inscription in ink on front flyleaf: Inscribed for Mary [Rexroth] June 28,1949 + William Everson.
Provenance
Mary Rexroth; Carter Burden.
Binding
Original decorated vellum-backed boards.
Classification
Department