The Bed.
Book Description
ARMITAGE, Simon. The Bed. Rochdale, England: Andrew J. Moorhouse 2021. Illustrated with a painting by Alison Watt. One of a total edition of 301 copies for sale, plus some ad person am copies for the author, artist, printer and publisher; this copy being one of 75, numbered 1 - 75, of the second variant, signed by the author and artist. Typeset in Centaur, printed on a single sheet of Naturalis paper and sewn into dark green wrappers, with a printed title label affixed to upper cover by John Grice at the Evergreen Press, Gloucestershire. Fine copy, as issued.
Dealer Notes
A most attractive and interesting design with the single sheet sewn into wrappers containing a thirty line poem by Armitage and an illustration by Watt. On opening the wrappers the sheet inside further opens like shutters to reveal the illustration on the verso and the poem on the recto. 'The Bed' was written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey in November 2020. The artist Alison Watt has produced a beautiful, poignant image titled Plain in response to the poem and Manet s The Dead Man .
Author
ARMITAGE, Simon.
Date
2021
Binding
Original sewn wrappers.
Publisher
Rochdale, England: Andrew J. Moorhouse.
Illustrator
Illustrated with a painting by Alison Watt.
Condition
Fine, as issued.
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