Before the Centipede
Stigmata: An Anthology of Writing and Art [Centipede Press, Signed x 5]
Publication: Denver, CO: Cocytus Press, 2001. First Edition.
Notes: The first book from Centipede Press, which hadn't yet found its name. This anthology collects work by Robert Coover, Donald Barthelme, Patricia Highsmith, Henry Miller, James Baldwin, Susan Sontag, Fritz Eichenberg, and Lynd Ward, among others.
The book was limited to 300 copies. This copy is signed by five contributors.
[viii], 325 pages plus a signature leaf and a colophon leaf. 8-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing). A fine copy, signed by Walters and four other contributors. Laid into this copy are a letter from Walters to Tom Garner, the previous owner, the errata leaf, and a "thank you" sheet. Tom presumably returned the questionnaire and the accompanying envelope.
Item No: #365235
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