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Jeffers, Robinson : Medea

Random House, New York, 1946

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Jacket darkened with some chips and tears; some shelfwear; text has light pencil marking throughout; 1 page has some marginal stains. [8]+107 pages. First edition, first printing, second state ("least" present on p. 99, line 21). PROVENANCE: From the library and with the signature of Jan Stussy (1922-1990), noted artist and Academy Award-winning filmmaker. "Stussy, a West Coast artist with works in many museums and private collections... was a former chairman of the art department at UCLA and the first artist to be appointed as a senior professor by the university. Although he was primarily known as a prolific painter, with some 5,000 works to his credit, Mr. Stussy frequently worked in other artistic arenas. ''Gravity Is My Enemy,'' a film he produced and directed, won an Academy Award in 1977 as best documentary" (New York Times).PROVENANCE: From the library and with the signature of Jan Stussy (1922-1990), noted artist and Academy Award-winning filmmaker. "Stussy, a West Coast artist with works in many museums and private collections... was a former chairman of the art department at UCLA and the first artist to be appointed as a senior professor by the university. Although he was primarily known as a prolific painter, with some 5,000 works to his credit, Mr. Stussy frequently worked in other artistic arenas. ''Gravity Is My Enemy,'' a film he produced and directed, won an Academy Award in 1977 as best documentary" (New York Times).. Illustr.: Pictorial Title Page. Book Condition: Good+. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good

First Edition, Second State

JEFFERS, ROBINSON : MEDEA

JEFFERS, Robinson. MEDEA. Freely adapted from the Medea of Euripides. New York: Random House, (1946). First edition, second issue. Cloth-backed orange paper boards, with faint wear and darkening to extremes; else fine, in sunned dust jacket., Fine

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