Joseph Cornell Album.
New York: The Viking Press, 1974. First edition and first printing. Oblong hardcover. A book that revolves around the artist Joseph Cornell. The first part is an essay by Dore Ashton on Cornell. The second part features poems for Cornell by Octavio Paz (translated by Elizabeth Bishop), John Ashbery, Stanley Kunitz, and Richard Howard. The next part is homages from Cornell and then two memories of Cornell by John Bernard Myers and Jonas Mekas. The next part is a selection of readings recommended by Cornell and finally the last part is Cornell's homage to Children with a memoir by Peter Bazeley and a photo essay by Denise Hare. Also includes numerous illustrations of works by Cornell. A very good copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some minor wear, some toning to the front endpapers and former owner signatures to the front free endpaper and in a very good dust jacket with some edge tears, creases and other light wear. Item #194574 More
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