David Jackson: Scenes from His Life SIGNED
New York: Nadja, 1994. Original wraps. A pristine example of this lavish portfolio in celebratration of the 72nd birthday of artist David Jackson, who was poet James Merrill's long-term companion in Stonington, CT. Limited to only 100 copies, the 1994 portfolio consists of loose signatures (as issued) gathered into a cream-colored chemise and a bright-blue outer cloth, with a pictorial label pasted onto its front panel and an ivory clasp. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY JAMES MERRILL IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the chemise's front cover. The lovely color reproductions (which "are printed on Mohawk Superfine by the Stinehour Press") are tipped-in and each vignette is written by either David Jackson or James Merrill. "The handset Geramond type is letterpress printed on Arches mouldmade papers and bound in portfolios by Nadja." Fine. Item #13693
Price: $1,500.00