May 11, 2023 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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The Collection of Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
JONG, ERICA
Becoming Light. Poems New and Selected. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. Second printing. Specially bound for the author, hand-painted upper cover with a small collaged portrait of Jong at upper center, red morocco spine and rear cover; housed in an elaborate slipcase with the typescript annotated by Jong and others, specimen pages etc. The book 9 x 8 inches (23.5 x 15.5 cm); xviii, 378 pp.; the typescript 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Near fine.
Archival material relating to Jong's books is uncommon on the market.
The Collection of Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
JONG, ERICA
Becoming Light. Poems New and Selected. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. Second printing. Specially bound for the author, hand-painted upper cover with a small collaged portrait of Jong at upper center, red morocco spine and rear cover; housed in an elaborate slipcase with the typescript annotated by Jong and others, specimen pages etc. The book 9 x 8 inches (23.5 x 15.5 cm); xviii, 378 pp.; the typescript 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Near fine.
Archival material relating to Jong's books is uncommon on the market.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023
