Lot 437: l - MARTIN PURYEAR

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Description: The book of prose and poetry by Jean Toomer, comprising ten woodcuts hors-texte by Martin Puryear, and the additional suite of seven signed and numbered woodcuts, on Kitikata handmade paper, signed in pencil by the artist on the justification page and numbered 2 of 400 (total edition includes 5 artist's proofs; only the first 50 copies include the additional suite), published by the Arion Press, San Francisco, 2000, the full sheets, in good condition, the book bound in leather-covered boards and contained in a wooden box created by the artist, the extra suite contained in linen-covered boards

Provenance: PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE OF VERA G. LIST

Dimensions: wooden box 345 by 380 by 47 mm 13 1/2 by 15 by 1 3/4 in