Costanza.
Blue Press, 2010. Item #4255
Hand-sewn in printed wrappers. Chapbook containing a single poem by the poet and critic Bill Berkson based on the Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini's bust of the noble woman, art dealer, and his mistress, Costanza Piccolomini. In his notes on the poem, Berkson thanks the art historian Sarah McPhee for her forthcoming work on Bernini and Piccolomini, and provides a biography of the noble woman.
This is from an edition of 100 copies.
Near fine, with light rumpling.
Price: $50.00
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