Bridge, The
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- New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1981
New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1981. A Monument of American Modernism"
Hart Crane's Visionary Epic of the Brooklyn Bridge
Illustrated with Richard Benson's Superb Photographs
CRANE, Hart. The Bridge. A Poem... With an Introduction by Malcolm Cowley and Photographs by Richard Benson. New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1981.
Limited Editions Club edition, one of 2,000 copies signed by Richard Benson, this being copy number 521.
Large quarto (11 15/16 x 9 inches; 304 x 228 mm.). 96 pp. Illustrated with five superb photographic plates, including one double-page panorama, by Richard Benson.
Publisher's original silver-gray Dutch natural-finish cloth, front cover stamped in blind, spine lettered in blue, decorative endpapers. Housed in the original matching slipcase. A fine copy.
One of the most beautiful modern productions issued by the Limited Editions Club, pairing Hart Crane's visionary American epic with the haunting and technically masterful photographs of Richard Benson. Crane's The Bridge remains among the defining poetic achievements of twentieth-century America - an ambitious lyrical meditation on industry, modernity, memory, and the mythic promise of New York itself. Conceived partly as an answer to Eliot's The Waste Land, Crane sought not despair, but transcendence: the Brooklyn Bridge becomes both symbol and cathedral, binding together the spiritual and industrial energies of modern America.
Richard Benson's extraordinary photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge provide an ideal visual counterpart to Crane's text. Printed in rich sepia gravure-like tones, the images capture the monumentality, geometry, and almost mystical presence of the bridge with remarkable subtlety. Benson - widely regarded as one of the great photographic printers and educators of the twentieth century - was celebrated for combining historical photographic techniques with modern printing innovations, and this production stands among his finest book collaborations.
Malcolm Cowley's introduction places Crane within the broader tradition of American modernism while emphasizing the enduring power and prophetic intensity of the poem. The result is a volume of unusual harmony: poetry, photography, typography, and design unified around one of the great symbols of the American imagination.
An exceptionally handsome Limited Editions Club production - and one of the most visually compelling modern illustrated editions of an American literary classic.
Limited Editions Club Bibliography 520.
Hart Crane's Visionary Epic of the Brooklyn Bridge
Illustrated with Richard Benson's Superb Photographs
CRANE, Hart. The Bridge. A Poem... With an Introduction by Malcolm Cowley and Photographs by Richard Benson. New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1981.
Limited Editions Club edition, one of 2,000 copies signed by Richard Benson, this being copy number 521.
Large quarto (11 15/16 x 9 inches; 304 x 228 mm.). 96 pp. Illustrated with five superb photographic plates, including one double-page panorama, by Richard Benson.
Publisher's original silver-gray Dutch natural-finish cloth, front cover stamped in blind, spine lettered in blue, decorative endpapers. Housed in the original matching slipcase. A fine copy.
One of the most beautiful modern productions issued by the Limited Editions Club, pairing Hart Crane's visionary American epic with the haunting and technically masterful photographs of Richard Benson. Crane's The Bridge remains among the defining poetic achievements of twentieth-century America - an ambitious lyrical meditation on industry, modernity, memory, and the mythic promise of New York itself. Conceived partly as an answer to Eliot's The Waste Land, Crane sought not despair, but transcendence: the Brooklyn Bridge becomes both symbol and cathedral, binding together the spiritual and industrial energies of modern America.
Richard Benson's extraordinary photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge provide an ideal visual counterpart to Crane's text. Printed in rich sepia gravure-like tones, the images capture the monumentality, geometry, and almost mystical presence of the bridge with remarkable subtlety. Benson - widely regarded as one of the great photographic printers and educators of the twentieth century - was celebrated for combining historical photographic techniques with modern printing innovations, and this production stands among his finest book collaborations.
Malcolm Cowley's introduction places Crane within the broader tradition of American modernism while emphasizing the enduring power and prophetic intensity of the poem. The result is a volume of unusual harmony: poetry, photography, typography, and design unified around one of the great symbols of the American imagination.
An exceptionally handsome Limited Editions Club production - and one of the most visually compelling modern illustrated editions of an American literary classic.
Limited Editions Club Bibliography 520.
Details
Title
Bridge, The
Author
CRANE, Hart; LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB; BENSON, Richard, photographer; COWLEY, Malcolm, introduction
Condition
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Publisher
New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1981