signed
2000 · Stillwater, Maine
by Leavitt, Nancy. Young, Karl
Stillwater, Maine, 2000. Artist's Proof, signed by the artist on the colophon, on various hand-made papers. Page size: 2-13/16 inches x 1-3/4 inches; 6 preliminary pages in various shades of green, one page painted in gold gilt tree, title in various greens on another and author's name lettered in dark green on light green paper on third; 23 pages, sewn by hand in green and blue silk hand-painted and lettered with text of Karl Young's homage to nature and spring. Bound by the artist in green silk and sewn with gold gilt thread, housed in green paper slipcase with green ribbon pull and gold stitching on spine of case, fine. One line of the poem reads, "Here paths smell like spring" and this little gem of a book reminds us of the glory of that season. (Inventory #: 9589)