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Voyages : six poems from white buildings: PB 1957.1

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Titles

Voyages : six poems from white buildings

Maker(s)

Author: Crane, Hart
Illustrator: Baskin, Leonard
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
Designer: Baskin, Leonard
Printer: Baskin, Leonard
Printer: Gehenna Press

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Description

By Hart Crane ; with wood engravings by Leonard Baskin

[Unpaginated] : ill ; 25 x 29cm.

Place(s) associated

  • New York
  • Northampton

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1977) by Finley, Moses I.

Dating

Production date: AD 1957

Note

"This book, the second of a series of limited editions published by the Museum of Modern Art under the direction of Monroe Wheeler has been designed, illustrated and printed by Leonard Baskin at the Gehenna press, Northampton, Mass. ... The Perpetua type has been set by hand. The illustrations have been printed from six original boxwood engravings and one cherry woodcut on Amalfi Italian hand-made paper and on Moriki and Mending Tissue, both hand-made in Japan. This edition is limited to 975 numbered copies and 25 lettered review copies, all signed by Mr. Baskin. "--Colophon. Binding: blue paper covers. Issued in portfolio. Printed labels on portfolio case and paper cover

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1957.1
Primary reference Number: 106533
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 17 August 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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