Howls & whispers : poems /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998
Corporate Authors:	Gehenna Press, Press Collection (Library of Congress)
Other Authors:	Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000, Cohen, Claudia, 1953-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Rockport, Maine] : The Gehenna Press, 1998.
Subjects:	Artists' books. Etching, American. Etchings (Prints) > United States > 20th century. Copper engravings > United States > 20th century. Paste papers (Binding) > United States > 20th century. Typefaces (Type evidence) > Centaur. Leaf books. Etchings > 1998 > Color. Broadsides > Maine > 1998. Advertisements > Books > Maine > 1998.

Description
Item Description:	All prints are numbered and signed by Leonard Baskin. "One hundred & ten copies of Howls & Whispers were printed ... Copies numbered 1-10 comprise the deluxe edition & contain three water-color drawings by Leonard Baskin, a second suite of the etchings (the ones originally printed in black are hand-touched in color by Baskin), one copperplate & a leaf of Ted Hughes' manuscript. Copies numbered 11-110 constitute the regular edition"--Colophon. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy is number 47 and signed by Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin. "The paper was handmade in Italy. The letterpress in Centaur types was achieved by Arthur Larson of Hadley, Mass. The etchings were printed in color from the copperplates by Michael Kuch. The book has been bound by Claudia Cohen of Easthampton, Mass."--Colophon. Title and colophon printed in red and black. Purchased for the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive by The Cushing Library.
Physical Description:	40 unnumbered pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates, interleaved : illustrations (etchings, some color) ; 30 cm. in a box 32 cm.
Related Items:	The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive.