Apparition
St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1971. Limited Edition. Hardcover 36 x 26cm : pp. [9] 50 [52] : 7 full page full colour tipped in plates : warm yellow e.p.s : polished calf with gilt line drawing after Blackman : scarce glassine wrapper with spiderweb pattern : slipcase : SIGNED by Blackman and Alvarez at the limitation page.
Glassine wrapper is lightly chipped at along the top edge and there are two tears to tail at the spine (2cm) and lower board bottom cover (1.5cm). Fine / very good. Item #15041
No. 83 of 100. The de luxe edition with manuscript copies of the poems and seven full colour plates after the gouache paintings of Blackman. The cobweb patterned wrapper is littered with flies and one very plump spider.
Price: $1,150.00