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POUND, Ezra and Vittorugo CONTINO (b.1925, photographer). Spots and Dots. Ezra Pound in Italy from the Pisan Cantos. Annotated by Olga Rudge. Venice: Grafiche Le.Ma. for Gianfranco Ivancich, 1970. 4° (285 x 236mm). Text in letterpress and facsimile of Pound's manuscript. Photographic illustrations after Contino, the majority full- or double-page. Original gilt synthetic binding, slipcase (slipcase and endpapers very lightly spotted and marked).
FIRST EDITION, NO. XI OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY POUND AND IVANCICH. 'These photographic compositions by Vittorugo Contino are of places and things recorded in my Pisan Cantos, places that I first saw in 1898 thanks to my great-aunt Frank. My seeing them again in 1968 was due to the initiative and energy of Contino who has shown remarkable persistence in trying to make the selection as significant as possible [...] Asked for a title for the book I suggested "Spots and Dots", i.e. "locations and punctuations"' (Pound's 'Introduction'). Gallup notes that no copies of the limited edition were sold; 'although some copies were distributed gratis in 1970 and subsequently, the bulk of the edition is still (1981) in the hands of the publisher', suggesting that this copy may have been given to Quentin Keynes by Olga Rudge. Gallup Pound (1983) B100b.
FIRST EDITION, NO. XI OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY POUND AND IVANCICH. 'These photographic compositions by Vittorugo Contino are of places and things recorded in my Pisan Cantos, places that I first saw in 1898 thanks to my great-aunt Frank. My seeing them again in 1968 was due to the initiative and energy of Contino who has shown remarkable persistence in trying to make the selection as significant as possible [...] Asked for a title for the book I suggested "Spots and Dots", i.e. "locations and punctuations"' (Pound's 'Introduction'). Gallup notes that no copies of the limited edition were sold; 'although some copies were distributed gratis in 1970 and subsequently, the bulk of the edition is still (1981) in the hands of the publisher', suggesting that this copy may have been given to Quentin Keynes by Olga Rudge. Gallup Pound (1983) B100b.
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