THANATOPFISH: AN OCEAN ODYSSEY. By Stephen Sloan.
2004 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 235mm). Ppxiv,112,iv. b/w plate and vignettes by James Prosek, chapter heading maps. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt marlin vignette on upper board. Grey slip-case with pasted-on title-label. Edition limited to 500 copies, colophon signed by Sloan and Prosek.
The author imagines his ashes cast into various rivers, and into the sea off Montauk, and the subsequent journeys of these particles around the oceans of the world. The title is a pun on William Cullen Bryant's poem, Thanatopsis, on the contemplation of death. Carrying a strong conservation message, this book was designed and privately published for the Fisheries Defense Fund, New York.
The author imagines his ashes cast into various rivers, and into the sea off Montauk, and the subsequent journeys of these particles around the oceans of the world. The title is a pun on William Cullen Bryant's poem, Thanatopsis, on the contemplation of death. Carrying a strong conservation message, this book was designed and privately published for the Fisheries Defense Fund, New York.
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Book Code
52392
| Author | Sloan (Stephen). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 52392 |
| ISBN | B000WTE1AY. |
| Book Description | Near fine copy in original acetate dust-wrapper and slipcase. Inscribed by the author "To Betsy, Many thanks for all your support of the ???? Shark Tournament and as a Comrade in Arms against a sea of troubles. Best wishes and Good Drift always, Stephen. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2004 |
| Publisher | Meadow Run Press. |
| Place | Far Hills, New Jersey. |