(Ilse Schreiber-Noll) When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone

Poem by Galway Kinnell. Printed and illustrated by Ilse Schreiber-Noll. 1995. 18" x 13.25". Handwritten introduction by the poet. Baskerville type on Mulberry paper. Kinnell's poem is printed in silver ink over monoprints of a rural landscape in brown, black, midnight blue, and ochre, which is continuous over nineteen pages. The formal Baskerville type stands out crisply against loose brushwork. Book wrapped in a woodcut cover of dark green, blue and brown. Housed in a natural linen covered dropback box. One in an edition of 8 copies, signed by the poet and artist. Fine.

$2500