The Astronomers plan a Voyage to Earth.
Rhode Island: Apparition, 1999 Stock Code: 131355
First edition, first printed, inscribed by the artist on the front free endpaper, "For Emese and Jim, I.", with two drawn hearts, and signed below "Irving Penn". This work pairs a collection of Penn's pencil sketches, drawn between 1939 and 1942, with a fable written by Penn in 1997.
Description
Large quarto. Original pale brown cloth, spine lettered in black. With dust jacket.
Illustrations
Illustrated throughout with pencil sketches.
Condition
A fine copy in the jacket with a couple of faint marks to panels.
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