Biotherm (for Bill Berkson).
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1990. Elephant folio. 44ff., + 24pp. booklet. From an edition of 180 copies, this is one of only a few that has been hand-colored "at the heart of the book" (leaf 27) by the artist, Jim Dine. Signed by Dine on the colophon page. Illustrated with a total of forty-two lithographs, some on their own and others integrated with the text of O'Hara's last long poem. Accompanied by a booklet, Companion to Biotherm, with an essay and glossary by Bill Berkson, the poet and literary critic to whom the poem is dedicated. Sheets and booklet housed in a red cloth-covered box with the title silk-screened on the lid. All are in fine condition. Includes the original shipping container. Item #28900
(Arion Bibliography 32).
Price: $1,850.00