Snake Poems
Toronto: Salamander Press [printed by Glenn Goluska at The Nightshade Press], 1983. Octavo, 22 x 13.4 cm. Concertina structure, tipped to boards covered in dark teal Momi Kon paper. Printed paper label to the upper cover. Unpaginated [ll. 16: concertina-fold leaves, printed on one side only]. A fine copy. The text was set in W.A. Dwiggins’ Linotype Falcon, with foundry Reiner Script used for display; printed on Imago handmade paper. One of 100 copies numbered and signed by Atwood. The present copy is number 91. Additionally inscribed by Atwood, at a later date, below her signature: “for Greg June 12 1999 | on the night of the 25th anniversary of the reading series”. The recipient, Greg Gatenby, founded Toronto’s International Festival of Authors. Item #360
Price: $950.00