Signed by the Author and Illustrator

The Theory and Practice of Rivers: Poems [Limited Edition with Prints]

Harrison, Jim and Russell Chatham (illustrator)

Publication: Seattle: Winn Books, 1986. First Edition.

Notes: One of Harrison's most popular collections of poems, published here in an edition of 350 copies illustrated with atmospheric drawings by Russell Chatham. The edition was mostly not numbered, per Orr and Torrey bibliography, A19.a. This is one of 215 copies accompanied by a suite of five prints from the book, each signed and numbered by the illustrator. This set is from the 40 artist's proof; there were also 175 numbered copies.

The bibliographical points for this edition are hard to sort out, in part because the publisher was inconsistent. The set includes artist's proofs of the prints (an edition of 40), a variant that seems not to have come with the printed paper folder usually seen with the regular 175 numbered prints.

Book: 53 pages. Prints: Five prints plus a colophon sheet. 14 by 18 inches.

Edition + Condition: A fine clothbound copy of the book, in a matching slipcase, also near fine. Not numbered, as issued. Signed by Harrison on the title page. This copy is additionally signed by the illustrator, Russell Chatham, below the frontispiece, in 1993. The loose accompanying prints are each numbered "AP 8/40". Very scarce with the book signed by both and the prints.

Item No: #363805

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