Walker, Dorothy [Dorothy Cole / John Montague].

Requiem.

Dublin, Antiquarian Bookcrafts, 1993. 21.5 cm x 29 cm. 14 pages. Original Softcover, Hand-stitched and bound by Antiquarian Bookcrafts. Deckled edges. Signed / Inscribed by author Dorothy Cole and dated on January 16th, 1994. Cover stained ! Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear; clean and bright inside. Printed in a limited edition of 100 copies of which this is number 60. Very Scarce document of Dorothy Cole’s love for art and poetry, citing a line from John Montague: “‘Like Dolmens round my Childhood, the old people”. The publication is further elevated by the fact that Patrick Scott designed the blindstamped cover and overall presentation of this book.

Includes for example the following poems: Ballaghbeama Pass / Reunion / Sirius / April in Paris / Last Call / Trip-wire / Two months / The curtains / Final Account etc.

Dorothy Walker (1929–2002) was an Irish art critic and a vocal champion of abstract modernism in Ireland. (Wikipedia)

This poetry book was dedicated to her husband, Robert Walker- in memoriam.

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• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200372AB

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