Haiku and Camera [SIGNED]
Kernville, California: Sierra Trails, 1973. Limited edition. 1/1000. 4to. Portfolio. 15 stunning b/w photographs on glossy paper each in a fold-out with Haiku on opposite page. Haiku is an expression of a seventeen-syllable verse which was mastered by such poets as Basho, Buson, and Issa. Eunice Tetjens has said of this verse form, "Its condensation sharpens at best into a single point of blue flame beside which other poetry seems over-expansive and long-winded."The photographs are resting in an illustrated folding envelope. Signed by Walker and Luthey on title-page. One thousand copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. Envelope in good, plates in near fine condition. vg. Item #15464
Price: $350.00