Heroes of the Teton Mythos
Denver, Colorado: Copper Canyon Press, 1973. First edition. Limited edition of 500 copies. Paperback. 65pp. Octavo [21cm]; perfect-bound printed paper wraps. Previous owner's name (a noted Pacific Northwest poet and collector) written neatly in ink on the front flyleaf. Just a hint of wear at edges and corners. Letterpress printed errata slip is tucked-in [measures 6.5cm x 11.5cm / 2.5" 4.5"]. Very Good +. Item #70952
An early Copper Canyon Press publication, when the press was still based in Denver. The colophon states: "an edition of 500 copies perfect bound; [...] designed by Sam Hamill & Jim Gautney; hand-set & photo-offset by Jim Gautney; the type 14 point Centaur & Arrighi with Tuscan Ornate & Fargo display; the cover Talisman Buckskin; endpapers Wine & a natural text."
American poet and translator Sam Hamill (1943–2018) was also co-founder of the influential Copper Canyon Press. Over his five-decade career, he published poetry collections, taught in prisons, and founded Poets Against the War, a movement to protest the 2003 Iraq invasion. Copper Canyon Press is a nonprofit, independent poetry publisher that "believes poetry is vital to language and living." The press was founded by Sam Hamill, Tree Swenson, and other associates in 1972 in Denver, CO, and moved to Port Townsend, WA in 1974.
Price: $40.00