{"product_id":"grafts-takes-by-edwin-morgan-covers-designed-by-alasdair-gray-mariscat-1983-limited-edition","title":"Grafts\/Takes by Edwin Morgan, Covers designed by Alasdair Gray, Mariscat, 1983, Limited edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrafts\/Takes by Edwin Morgan.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poetry collection by Edwin Morgan has an interesting reversible \"dos-à-dos\" format, as the 2 collections of 'Grafts' and 'Takes' require the book to be turned upside down and read from the other side in order to read both. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 'Grafts' are base on fragments from abandoned poems by Michael Schmidt which Morgan develops, and 'Takes' are based on items of news in papers and magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front and rear covers have been designed by Alasdair Gray, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewidely regarded as one of the most important figures in modern Scottish literature and art\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003ewho \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003epassed away on 29 December 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOne of only 474 copies of the ordinary edition, published alongside just 26 lettered and signed clothbound copies..\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by The Mariscat Press, Glasgow, 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine paperback example of this scarce work. With printed card covers with flaps which loosely wrap around the text inside. The jacket is now housed in clear, removable, protective plastic. Not price-clipped. Text is clean and bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28pp + 28pp (with blank 4 page ivory paper spread in the centre of the book).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approximately 210mm high x 150mm wide x 8mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 156g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55852835373441,"sku":"LAN10284","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/Grafts_TakesbyEdwinMorgan_CoversdesignedbyAlasdairGray_Mariscat_1983_LimitededitionIMG_5876.jpg?v=1782812534","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/grafts-takes-by-edwin-morgan-covers-designed-by-alasdair-gray-mariscat-1983-limited-edition","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}