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The truth & life of myth : an essay in essential autobiography

Title: The truth & life of myth : an essay in essential autobiography / Robert Duncan.
Author: Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988.
Publication: New York : House of Books, Ltd., 1968

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KP (Crown octavos. no. 16)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Permit needed	Berg Coll Duncan T78 1968 cop 1	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Permit needed	Berg Coll Duncan T78 1968 cop 2	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Permit needed	Berg Coll Duncan T78 1968 cop 3	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors

Anthoensen Press. cmt prt

Description

78 p., 1 l.; 20 cm.

Series Statement

The Crown octavos ; no. 16

Subjects

Genre/Form

Limitation statements (Publishing).
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Caslon Old Face.
Autographs (Provenance).
Presentation inscriptions (Provenance).
Embossed stamps (Provenance).
Prospectuses.

Note

"This first edition is limited to three hundred numbered copies and twenty-six lettered copies signed by the author."--p. [1].
"Composition and presswork by the Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine."
Set in Caslon Old Face.
Bound in periwinkle blue cloth over boards with gold titling on spine and original glassine wrapper.

Indexed In (note)

Bertholf, R. Duncan

Provenance (note)

Berg Coll. copy 1 inscribed: "for Robert A. Wilson with best wishes, Marguerite A. Cohn, January 6, 1969."--p. [1].

Call Number

*KP (Crown octavos. no. 16)

LCCN

74002900 //r98

OCLC

7903

Author

Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988.

Title

The truth & life of myth : an essay in essential autobiography / Robert Duncan.

Imprint

New York : House of Books, Ltd., 1968 (Portland, Me. : Anthoensen Press).

Edition

[1st ed.]

Series

The Crown octavos ; no. 16

Indexed In:

Bertholf, R. Duncan, A26.

Provenance

Berg Coll. copy 1 inscribed: "for Robert A. Wilson with best wishes, Marguerite A. Cohn, January 6, 1969."--p. [1].

Local Note

*KP copy is no. 45.

Berg Coll. copy 1 is lettered "W" but contains ms. note in Robert Wilson's hand, unsigned: "1/26 lettered copies -, not listed in colophon & kept secret by publisher who has inscribed it as a gift to prevent anyone thinking she sold a copy"--on accompanying "post-it" note.

Berg Coll. copy 1 contains publisher's postcard, laid in.

Berg Coll. copy 2 is no. 63; signed in ink by the author.

Berg Coll. copy 2 contains "ADC" embossed stamp on t.p.

Berg Coll. copy 3 is no. 92; signed in ink by the author.

Berg Coll. copy 3 contains publisher's prospectus, laid in.

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Added Author

Anthoensen Press. Compositor. Printer

Cohn, Marguerite Arnold, 1887-1984. Inscriber

Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016. Former owner

Charters, Ann. Former owner

Research Call Number

*KP (Crown octavos. no. 16)

Berg Coll Duncan T78 1968

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