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Lens
by Frank Kuenstler
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Frank Kuenstler. Lens. New York: Film Culture, [1964]. First separate edition, first appearing in the Summer 1964 issue of Film Culture (no. 33). Association copy, inscribed by the author on the second preliminary blank for poet and musician Tuli Kupferberg of The Fugs: "To Tuli / Frank / Nov. 1964." Quarto in three gatherings of sixteen (10.5 x 8.5 inches; 266 x 215 mm.). [4, blank], 91, [1, blank] pages. Publisher's binding in the original blue wrappers, printed in red and black; all edges of the text block trimmed; no endpapers. Backstrip and wrapper edges somewhat dulled; spine very gently leaning with some minor crimping near the crown; a couple soft surface scratches on the rear wrapper; corners very slightly worn; touch of soiling near base of the spine on the front wrapper. Very good. ""[A] book so extraordinary that it was completely unnoticed at the time (of publication)"" (Kostelanetz, A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes, accessed online). zeltil, A Bibliography of Conceptual Writing, p. 95. (#10069).
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- Bookseller
- Zachary Stacy, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10069
- Title
- Lens
- Author
- Frank Kuenstler
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First separate edition, first appearing in the Summer 1964 issue
- Publisher
- Film Culture,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1964].
- Size
- Quarto in three gatherings of si
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature, Poetry, Film reference, Signed, Association copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Zachary Stacy, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Zachary Stacy, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
Fort Worth, Texas
About Zachary Stacy, Bookseller
Zachary Stacy, Bookseller, is run out of a home office in the Eastern Hills neighborhood of Fort Worth, TX. We primarily sell though lists and sometimes exhibit at book fairs.
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