Neruda Pablo

2013 · réf. 13380 — Octon France: Verdigris Press 2013. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Drop-Spine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Three mezzotints by Judith Rothchild plus a bonus print. "Neruda's text is accompanied with three mezzotints by Judith Rothchild. While the text presentation is sparse and clean the images are velvety and dense. They capture the essence of Neruda's words - "from bristly foliage" to "only a seed". From bristly foliage you fell complete polished wood gleaming mahogany . You fell you struck the ground but nothing happened . Because you are only a seed chestnut tree autumn earth water heights silence prepared the germ the floury density the maternal eyelids that buried will again open toward the heights ." publisher's statement. Tight bright and unmarred. Accordion structure extending from back pastedown letterpress printed in Univers on an Adana by Mark Lintott using chestnut-colored ink and printed on Hahnemuhle paper bound in screenprinted paper shades of brown with chestnut leaves over boards; laid in matching clamshell box. Oblong narrow 4to. 17pp. Illus. Numbered limited edition of 50 copies 1-10 include an additional mezzotint and are in a clamshell box; 1-4 also include one of the original copper plates; copies 11-50 presented in slipcases. This copy 5. Signed by the artist and printer. Verdigris Press hardcover