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Sylph Publications
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ED McCLANAHAN: An annotated descriptive bibliography of the works of Lexington, Kentucky author Ed McClanahan. This work is intended for collectors and scholars. Sections include:
Annotations chronicle Ed McClanahan's development as a writer and lend context to his work, particularly its place among the sixties counterculture and Kentucky literature.
Cloth Edition
Paperback Edition
A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
Sylph Chapbook Number 1 Cloth edition, vi,19 pp. (January 2002) Quarterbound in red Brillianta and hand-made marbled paper. Cover label artwork by Ralph Steadman. Ed
McClanahan recalls his trip to England in the summer of 1984 after selling the
movie rights to his first book. In Dorset he unlikely befriends
Widmerpool, a Manchester policeman. When the author dings Widmerpool's
Vauxhall during cocktail hour, Widmerpool surprisingly laughs it off - the
next day he would go into Dorchester and assert his authority over the small
town blokes. After receiving a low estimate for the damage, Widmerpool
attempts to bilk the author's insurer out of a few hundred quid. The
shop manager, Mr. McIntyre, has none of it and sends Widmerpool away
flustered. McIntyre suggests that the author keep his mouth shut and
return to his side of the Atlantic and let him take care of it. The
author back home in Kentucky and the matter months and thousands of miles
behind hime, a communique arrives... Price:
$75
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A CONGRESS OF WONDERS
ISBN: 1-887178-12-0 (slipcase pictured)
ISBN: 1-887178-12-0
(slipcase pictured)
TRIANGLE
TOWING COMPANY
Sylph Broadside Number 2 A broadside silkscreen printed in four colors (blue, brown, white, and gray) on Rising Stonehenge (Tan) paper. Each embossed with the corporate seal of Triangle Towing Company. Ed McClanahan pays tribute to his mother and introduces us to aspects of her character through her image and personal and business lives. This collage broadside reproduces the author's handwritten text (including her recipe for "Easy 'East Rolls"), small drawings, flour handprints and smudges (on both sides) through silkscreening. Each is affixed with a photograph of his mother and embossed with her corporate seal. Size:
15" x 22" (portrait) Price:
$45 TO ORDER
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