May 11, 2023 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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Estate / Collection: 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.
Estate / Collection: 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
