Heartwood
Roslyn Harbor: Stone House Press, 1983. 1st Edition. Illustrated by John de Pol. Wood engravings. Hardcover. Octavo. [vi], 38 pages.
A cycle of 22 poems about trees by a descendant of German woodworkers who settled the southern Indiana forests he hunted as a boy. This is #133 of 150 copies, signed by Krapf at colophon. Illustrated with 9 lovely wood engravings by John de Pol, who also did the decorative paper covers. An envelope addressed by the author to a prior owner is laid in, containing a pre-publication announcement for the book and an announcement from the publisher for its poetry broadsides, and an announcement from a different publisher for one of the author's other books.. Signed by Author.
Fine. Bound in decorative paper over boards with cloth spine, beige endpapers. Spine titled in gilt. No significant wear.
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