Outlying Districts
Anselm Hollo
Smithereens Press
Bolinas, CA
(c) 1987
Yes, this copy has a coffee stain on the front. I knew that before I got it. But it's hand-painted by Hollo's wife, Jane Dalrymple-Hollo. And the seller said that this copy was signed and inscribed to "Allan and Cinda" - and my brain stopped me right there and said "The only Allan and Cinda you know of are the Kornblums; Toothpaste Press and Coffee House Press. You know? You met him!"
Yes, I had. I have been incredibly inspired by Allan's letterpress work with and on Toothpaste Press.
Smithereens Press appears to have been Hollo's imprint. It's a staple-bound mimeo. (late in the game for mimeos but that's what it looks like). Single page poems.
Each book printed was painted differently. Making each book (250 printed, 10 were signed by poet and artist) unique.
Happy New Year.
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