Gifford, Barry (Kerouac, Jack, Corso, Gregory)

Elegies

Tempe, AZ: Synaesthesia Press , 2004. First Edition. Card Stock. Signed by Author ELEGIES is a set of two individual poetry broadsides by Barry Gifford written as elegies to Jack Kerouac and Gregory Corso. "On Viewing The Manuscript Scroll of Jack Kerouac's On The Road in the Tosca Bar, San Francisco" & "Small Elegy For Corso." The two broadsides are printed on card stock and measure approx. 5" x 11." They are housed in a three panel folder with a diecut cover that is signed by Barry Gifford. Enclosed in a slip envelope with linoleum block design. One of 200 copies printed by Jim Camp at the Synaesthesia Press, no sequence #s. All the design and text are both digitally set and printed by hand, then letterpress printed on an old Vandercook press. A beautiful rarity. Mint [Item #1218]