The Short Goodbye , 2011
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In a dark alley, Philip Marlowe runs into concrete poetry... Each sentence in The Short Goodbye was borrowed from Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye; quotes about coffee, whiskey, guns, lips, eyes, sex, and gimlets have been formatted into thematic typographic shapes. This condensation of the original comments on its language and attitudes. The front covers were plugged with a 9mm pistol. Nos. One through Seven are housed in a louvered wooden box, with an additional photograph visible behind the louvers. Printed letterpress from handset metal type.
Edition: 53
Dimensions:
Regular edition book alone: 12.25"x8.5"x.25"; $350
Deluxe edition with wooden portfolio box: 14"x10.25"x1.75", $750
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