The Language of Birds. Some Notes on Chance and Divination.
Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press, 2009 [ 2010 ]. First Edition, Edition Deluxe. Hardcover. Small octavo. 72 pages. Brown quarter leather over rust colored cloth with gilt stamped sigil on upper board and gilt titling and borders in spine. Marbled endpapers. Printed on heavy acid-free art stock, with ten b&w illustrations. This is the scarce edition deluxe, limited to 50 hand-numbered specially bound copies, this being no. 31. Dale Pendell is also the author of the Pharmako books on the Poison Path. A meditation or reflection on fate, fortune and divination. From the publisher: "Into the retort of the alchemist-poet, Pendell compounds portent, omen, oracle, and the art of prediction to distill The Language of the Birds, a reverie upon the nature of the Goddess of Fortune and the sacred function of Chance." A pristine Fine copy. Issued without dust jacket, but this copy has a custom cut clear protective jacket. Item #70429
Price: $450.00