Funland
Concord, New Hampshire: William B. Ewert, publisher, 1981. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Item #2196152
Limited edition, #30 of 150. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates without inscription on limitation page. Softcover in dust jacket. An exceptional copy.
Unpaginated. A fine press short story by the prolific, award-winning American author, with an introduction by Oates. This limited edition of 110 copies -- 100 numbered copies in paper wrappers (the version offered here) and 26 lettered copies in marbled boards -- was designed by C. Freeman Keith and printed letterpress on Mohawk Letterpress paper from Monotype Plantin at The Stinehour Press, Lunenberg, Vermont. The original wood engraving was printed directly from the block. All copies were bound by Deborah Wender, Bookbinder, Salem, Massachusetts. The publisher, William B. Ewert of Concord, New Hampshire, specialized in limited edition fine press material (mainly poetry and broadsides) for nearly 25 years, and his efforts are memorialized at the University of New Hampshire, which maintains an impressive collection of his work.
Price: $95.00