Honey by the Water, 1973
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Scope and Contents
The edition includes 1000 copies in paper wrappers, 200 copies numbered and signed by Finlay and 26 copies handbound in boards by Earle Gray lettered and signed by Finlay. Consists of a collection of previously published concrete poems and seven sundial drawings. Stephen Bann contributes an afterword of seven pages. In it, he describes Finlay's widespread usage of metaphor and calls attention to his current work based upon Classicism and Symbolism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1973
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (57 pages)) ; 27.6 x 19.9 x 1.1 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
alpha shelf
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Black Sparrow Press. Signed by: Ian Hamilton Finlay (c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: Scottish. General: 200 copies of 1226 total copies. About 186 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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