About this title: This experimental book of poetry incorporates the 17th-century political tract THE EIKON BASILIKE, which was censored because King Charles I of England, who was later deposed and beheaded, supposedly wrote it. However, the authorship is questionable, and several versions were secretly disseminated throughout England in the following decades. In her introduction to this volume, Howe describes how her son bought a copy of a 19th-century bibliography of this work at a book sale. It is that bibliography, which underscores the mystery of THE EIKON BASILIKE in its various versions and diverse ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Paradigm Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780945926139ISBN:0945926138
Description: 4to, 10.25" x 7", 64 pages. Black cloth with silver gilt. Book condition: Near Fine. Jacket condition: Very Good. Jacket shows mild wear and a faint stain along the fore-edge of the rear panel. One of one thousand printed. In mylar. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Paradigm Press (RI)
Date Published: 1989-12
ISBN-13:9780945926139ISBN:0945926138
Description: Very Good. Hardcover with jacket, Paradigm Press, 1989, first printing (please see my photo). Dark gray cloth boards have light shelf-wear, foot of spine lightly rubbed; light foxing on edges. No markings. Jacket has minor edgewear; $13.00 price on front inside flap; no markings, but the white does show minor rubbing/wear/small stain on back; now in new archival protective cover. A very nice copy of a rare title. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Paradigm Press, Providence, RI
Date Published: 1989
Description: Grey cloth boards lettered in silver. A fine copy with review slip laid in. In a near fine, priced dust jacket with light edgewear and just a touch of soiling. Edition limited to 1000 copies. read more
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