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Mark Strand (April 11, 1934 – November 29, 2014), In Memorium

11 Saturday Apr 2015

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A Poet's Alphabet of Influences, Alfred A. Knopf, Atheneum, Austin, Barbara Cash, Bembo, blind-stamp, Blizzard of One, Bonnie Sucec, BookLab, C. N. Potter, Charles Seluzicki, Columbian handpress, Crown Publishers, Curtis Rag, Darker, Day Christensen, Don Howell, Elegy for My Father: Robert Strand, Gretchen Esping, handset, Humanities Research Center, Iowa City, Ives Street Press, Jorge Luis Borges, Josef Albers, K. K. Merker, Kim Merker, Larry Yerkes, Linotype Janson, Luminsim, Maine, Mark Strand, Monotype Univers, Neil Welliver, New York, Oregon, Photo-silkscreens, Pillar Guri Press, Portland, Prose, Pulitzer Prize, Random House, Reasons for Moving, Red Butte Press, Rives BFK, Romanee, Salt Lake City, Selected Poems, Shari Madsen, Sleeping With One Eye Open, Spectrum, Stempel Helvetica, Stone Wall Press, Sweden, Texas, The Continuous Life, The Manuscript Society of America, The Night Book, The Story of Our Lives, Twinrocker Paper Mill, uncorrected proof, University of Texas at Austin, University of Utah, Van Dijck, Vandercook Test, William Pène du Bois (1916-1993), William R. Holman, Windhover, Windhover Press, woodcuts

Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Strand taught at The University of Utah from 1981 to 1993.

“And though it was brief, and slight, and nothing
To have been held onto so long, I remember it,
As if it had come from within, one of the scenes
The mind sets for itself, night after night, only
To part from quickly and without warning.”

From “Luminism,” The Continuous Life


PS3569-T69-S55-1964-pg-28

Sleeping With One Eye Open
Iowa City: Stone Wall Press, 1964
PS3569 T69 S55 1964

Printed by K. K. Merker from Romanée type on Curtis Rag paper. Edition of two hundred and twenty-five copies. University of Utah copy is no. 60.


PS3569-T69-R4-1969-title[

Reasons for Moving
New York: Atheneum, 1968
PS3569 T69 R4 1969

University of Utah copy is poet’s autographed copy.


PS3569-T69-D3-1970-title

Darker
New York: Atheneum, 1970
PS3569 T69 D3 1970

University of Utah copy autographed by the poet.


PS3569-T69-E44-1973-pg-6

Elegy for my father: Robert Strand, 1908-1968
Iowa City: Pillar Guri Press, 1973
PS3569 T69 E44 1973

Photo-silkscreens by Gretchen Esping. Printed by Shari Madsen in 14 pt. Bembo on handmade Japanese Shogun paper. Edition of one hundred and fifty copies.


PS3569-T69-S7-1973-title

The Story of Our Lives
New York: Atheneum, 1973
PS3569 T69 S7

University of Utah copy autographed by the poet.


PQ7797-B635-T4-1975-Texas-poem

Texas
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)
Austin: Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, 1975
PQ7797 B635 T4 1975

Translation by Mark Strand. Keepsake for the members of The Manuscript Society of America, designed by William R. Holman. Set in Linotype Janson. Edition of two hundred and ninety-five copies.


PS2569-T69-N55-1985-title-spread[

The Night Book
New York: C. N. Potter: Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1985
First edition
PS3569 T69 N55 1985

Illustrations by William Pène du Bois (1916-1993)


PS3569-T69-P76-1987[

Prose
Portland, OR: Charles Seluzicki, 1987
PS3569 T69 P76 1987

Drawings by Josef Albers. Printed by Barbara Cash at the Ives Street Press, Sweden, Maine. Text set in Monotype Univers. Titles hanset in Stempel Helvetica. Blind-stamp throughout. Paper is Rives BFK. Edition of one hundred and eighty-seven copies. University of Utah copy is no. 80, signed by the poet.


PS3569-T69-B57-1998-cover

Blizzard of one
New York: Alfred A. Knopf: Distributed by Random House, 1998
PS3569 T69 B57 1998

Uncorrected proof.


PS3569-T69-C66-1990

The Continuous Life
Iowa City: Windhover Press, 1990
PS3569 T69 C66 1990

Woodcuts by Neil Welliver. Printed by Kim Merker and Don Howell using a Vandercook Test press from handset Spectrum types on Windhover paper. Binding by Larry Yerkes. Edition of two hundred and twenty-five copies, numbered.


PS3569-T69-A6-1990-cover

Selected Poems
New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, 1990
PS3569 T69 A6 1990

Uncorrected proof.


PS3569-T69-P64-1994-spread

A poet’s alphabet of influences
Salt Lake City: Red Butte Press, 1993
PS3569 T69 P64 1994

Drawings by Bonnie Sucec, hand-painted by the artist. Designed, set by hand and printed damp on an 1846 Columbian handpress by Day Christensen. Type is 16 pt Van Dijck. Paper is handmade cotton rag from Twinrocker Paper Mill. Bound and boxed in linen case by BookLab. Edition of seventy-five copies plus 20 copies hors de commerce. This is copy XX, signed by the poet, artist, and printer.

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Books of the Week – Nance O’Banion

06 Monday Apr 2015

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accordion fold, Berkeley, Canson Vidalon, concertina, Condensed, Coventry Rag, Elephant Hide, Fabriano Rosapina, Flying Fish Press, Gill Sans, Julie Chen, Kaufmann, letterpress, linoleum blocks, Nance O'Banion, Sandy Tilcock, Thomas Wojak, W.O.R.K.S.


Domestic Science: Idioms
Nance O’Banion
Berkeley: Flying Fish Press, 1990
N7433.4 O33 D66 1990

Double-sided accordion-folded to be read in two directions and from both sides. Illustrated with linoleum block prints cut by author. Concertina binding. Printed on Fabriano Rosapina paper. Housed in checkered box by Sandy Tilcock. Edition of 150 copies, 15 copies deluxe edition.


Correspondence Course
Nance O’Bannion
Berkeley, CA: Flying Fish Press, 1993
N7433.4 O33 C67 1993

Nance O’Bannion’s text juxtaposes familiar sayings in unfamiliar groupings playing off similar words. For instance, “Be a fly on the wall” is followed by “wallflower” and “Catch it on the fly” is followed by “Open fly.” The text is juxtaposed against colorful images of ordinary items, made extraordinary by the groupings. Organized as an instructional notebook divided by tabs for a course in life. Papers are Canson Vidalon, Coventry Rag and Elephant Hide. Text letterpress printed with Gill Sans, Condensed, and Kaufmann by Julie Chen. Card images screen printed by Thomas Wojak at the W.O.R.K.S. Designed and assembled with the assistance of the staff of Flying Fish Press. Bound in purple cloth over boards, exposed blue threads sewn on reddish-gold cloth spine. Housed in slipcase of mustard-colored paper over boards. Edition of one hundred copies.

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Book of the Week – Bishop Burnet’s History of his Own Time

30 Monday Mar 2015

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anti-Catholic, Commonwealth of England, Dutch, Elizabethan Religious Settlement, English Civil War, English Reformation, French, Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715), Greek, Hebrew, Henry VIII, Henry Woodfall, James II, Joseph Downing, Latin, London, Nicholas Sanders, politics, religion, Salisbury, Scotland, theology, Thomas Ward, Treaty of Utrecht, William of Orange


Bishop Burnet’s History of his Own Time
Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715)
London: Thomas Ward, Joseph Downing & Henry Woodfall, 1724-34
First edition
DA430 B955

Scottish theologian and religious leader Gilbert Burnet was an influential advisor to William and Mary. Burnet’s anti-Catholic writing and preaching gained him the friendship of William of Orange at The Hague. He became bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. In the mid-1670s a French translation of Nicholas Sanders’ De origine et progressu schismatio Anglicani librie tres (1585) appeared. Sanders attacked the English Reformation as a political act carried out by a corrupt king. Several of Burnet’s friends wished him to publish a rebuttal of the work.

In 1679 the first volume of The History of the Reformation of the Church of England was published. It covered the reign of Henry VIII. The second volume (1681) covered the reign of Elizabeth and the Elizabethan Religious Settlement. The third volume (1714) consisted of corrections and additional material. Burnet began his History of His Own Time in 1683, covering the English Civil War and the Commonwealth of England to the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713. This chronicle of the political and religious events during his lifetime demonstrated his fierce bias against James II and was a celebrated book at the time of publication.

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Congratulations, Lyuba!

26 Thursday Mar 2015

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American, Andean, Argentina, Argentine, Cuba, Dominican Republic, English, Frida Kahlo, Fulbright, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jorges Borges, Latin America, Lyuba Basin, Mexican, Mexico, Pablo Neruda, Quechua, Rare Books Division, scholarship, Scott Beadles, Spanish, United States

Lyuba Hemingway

Photograph by Scott Beadles, Rare Books assistant

Congratulations to Lyuba Basin, Rare Books assistant, who received a Fulbright Scholarship for 2016. Writes Lyuba,

“It was through literature that I discovered that the world…was much larger than I first imagined. I began to read and write so as to travel to distant places…only accessible to me through my imagination…When I encountered Latin America, I realized that traveling around the world…no longer [need be] an imaginative endeavor, but a possibility within my reach. I looked for every opportunity…to learn more about many Latin American countries and their unique cultural differences. I have learned Spanish and studied abroad in the Dominican Republic and Cuba; I have been introduced to Andean cultures and the indigenous language of Quechua; I found work in a Mexican restaurant named after the influential artist Frida Kahlo, and in my free time became acquainted with authors such as Neruda, Borges, Cortázar and García Márquez. I have roamed across Latin America both mentally and physically, but now I am searching for a unique experience that will allow me to give back to a culture that has awarded me so much.

As an aspiring educator, I believe in the importance of introducing the English language and American culture in a way that does not undermine the languages and cultures of others. With this in mind, what I would bring to the classroom is a practice of sharing personal narratives cross-culturally and cross-linguistically, without judgment and without fear. For my supplementary project I intend to organize a weekly, after-school creative writing workshop…With my background in literature and writing I hope that I may encourage the students to bridge the gap between nations and share stories, poems, and songs…By providing this outlet for expression, I feel that the students will be able to apply what they learn in the classroom in a relatable way. The workshop would also allow me to get to know the students and the Argentine culture on a personal level, beyond anything I can find in books. Bringing this knowledge back with me to the United States as a collection of student work which would…[enable] others to get to know the culture intimately…”

We know Lyuba is awesome. Now the world will.

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SHHHHHH!

24 Tuesday Mar 2015

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anonymous, ASUU, banned, books, censored, College of Humanities, consumption, Department of English, expurgated, forbidden, Galileo, J. D. Salinger, J. Willard Marriott Library, Jonathan Swift, magazines, Mark Twain, newspapers, Octavio Paz, pamphlets, paper, philosophy, poetry, politics, press, public, published, Rare Books Division, redacted, religion, S. J. Quinney College of Law, science, Tanner Humanities Center, The University of Utah, Thomas Hobbes, XMission

Secrecy_UBN
When: Thursday, April 9, 3-5PM
Where: Rare Books Classroom, level 4, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah

This event is free and open to the public.

“Shhhhhh!:Books Banned, Forbidden, Censored, Redacted, Expurgated, Published Anonymously and Otherwise Attempted to be Kept from Public Consumption”

“…the danger of certain books is not in the books themselves but in the passions of their readers.” – Octavio Paz

The Rare Books Division presents a hands-on display of books, pamphlets, newspapers, and magazines that were banned, forbidden, censored, redacted, expurgated, published anonymously and otherwise attempted to be kept from public consumption. From religious and political writings to science, philosophy and poetry; from 14th century Haggadah’s to 20th century novels, hold pieces of paper that were deemed by some too dangerous to exist. This presentation includes first editions of Galileo’s Dialogo (1632), Hobbes’ Leviathan (1651), Swift’s Travels (1726), Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye (1951) and many other books too hot to handle when they were hot off the press.

Secrecy Week is sponsored by

College of Humanities LogoCollege of Humanities

XMissionXMisson

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Additional sponsors

Tanner Humanities Center

J. Willard Marriott Library

S. J. Quinney College of Law

Department of English

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Book of the Week – WEST INDIES, LTD.: POEMAS

23 Monday Mar 2015

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Civil War, Communist Party, Cuba, drums, Garcia, Gerardo Machado, Havana, Hispanic, journalism, Nicolás Guillén (1902-1989), poetry, Spain, typography, United States, University of Havana, West Indies

West Indies, Ltd., 1934

WEST INDIES, LTD.: POEMAS
Nicolás Guillén (1902-1989)
La Habana: Imp.Ucar, Garcia y cia., 1934
First edition
PQ7389 G84 W4 1934

Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista was a Cuban journalist, political activist and poet. Born of Afro-Cuban parents, he studied law at the University of Havana, but abandoned a legal career for typography and journalism. West Indies, Ltd. was his first collection of poetry with political overtones, reflecting the 1933 overthrow of Gerardo Machado’s dictatorial regime and the political repression that followed.

In 1936, Guillén was arrested and jailed. In 1937 he joined the Communist Party. He covered Spain’s Civil War as a reporter. In 1941 he was refused entry into the United States but traveled the rest of the world extensively. He was the inaugural winner of Cuba’s National Prize for Literature in 1983. His poetry is representative of “poesía negra,” a synthesis of black and Hispanic cultures, and is noted for its imitations of drums and drum-like rhythms.

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Lines to a Robin

20 Friday Mar 2015

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Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Louisa May Alcott, Nicole LaRue

PS1017-L36-2005Lines to a Robin
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
Provo, UT: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, 2005
PS1017 L36 2005

Poem composed by Louisa May Alcott in 1840 when she was 8 years old. Printed and designed by Nicole LaRue.

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The Winds Have Welcomed You With Softness

17 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Balloon Race Scholarship Committee, Black Rock Press, Irish, Nevada, prayer, Reno, University of Nevada

Z232.5-B4-W57-1999The Winds Have Welcomed You With Softness
Reno, NV: Black Rock Press, 1999
Z232.5 B4 W57 1999

The “Balloonist’s Prayer” is believed to have been adapted from an old Irish sailors’ prayer. Printed at the Black Rock Press for the Balloon Race Scholarship Committee of the University of Nevada, Reno, September 1999.

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Call of the Wild: Book Collector’s Evening Meets Jack London

13 Friday Mar 2015

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Alta Club, Book Collectors' Evening, Brad Cole, J. Willard Marriott Library, Jack London, Judy Jarrow, Rare Books Division, Utah State University

PS3523-O46-C3-1903b-cover

Fifth Annual Book Collector’s Evening
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
6:00PM
Alta Club
$45/person

Join us for our fifth annual Book Collector’s Evening.

Brad Cole, Associate Director of Special Collections, Utah State University, presents: “Tramps, Snarks and Abysses: The Origins of Utah State University’s Jack London Collection.” Utah State University holds one of the nation’s largest research collections of Jack London materials. How did this happen?

The Rare Books Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, will have a selection of London first editions from its collections on display.

Wax poetic about your own book-collecting adventures and some of your favorite books with fellow book-lovers.

For more on USU’s Jack London collection see: https://library.usu.edu/specol/digitalexhibits/jacklondon/index.htm

Reserve your place in this pack of wild bibliophiles by March 18, 2015:
Contact Judy Jarrow judy.jarrow@utah.edu, 801-581-3421

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Book of the Week – Dialogues sur les Plaisirs, sur les Passions; sur le…

09 Monday Mar 2015

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Cleanthe, Dupuy La Chapelle, education, Eurthyme, honor, Louis XIV, manners, Nine Years War, Paris, Ryswick Treaty, women


Dialogues sur les Plaisirs, sur les Passions; sur le…
Dupuy La Chapelle (fl. 1693-1730)
Paris: 1717
First edition
HQ1201 D8 1717

Dupuy La Chapelle was the “Secretaire au Traite de la Paix de Riswick.” The title refers to the Ryswick Treaty of 1797, which ended the Nine Years War and forced Louis XIV to give up some of his territorial possessions. Dialogues sur les plaisirs was dedicated to the author’s “Altesse Royale Madame.” La Chapelle stated that he intended his book to defend the honor of women, and to foster a strong respect between the sexes. La Chapelle wrote several other works, primarily on manners and education, including a tender book of instruction from father to daughter, which he wrote when his own daughter was ten years old. (“Do not read Novels,” he invoked.) In Dialogues sur les plaisirs, La Chapelle creates four conversations between the fictional Cleanthe and Euthyme.

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