2 volumes. Wrappers edition and paper-backed board edition in clamshell box with drawer full of "appropriate inclusions" catalogued in our web listing. Letter F from an edition of 10 deluxe copies lettered A-J in the "Bureau Edition". First Edition.
Both volumes signed by the author, as issued.
"Appropriate inclusions" comprising the following:
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4x6" multimedia oil on canvas, The Beach at Goleta.
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CDV of Detective Barker, Trayne bmk
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CDV of wayward girl, Lee bmk
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Rat-Tail file
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piece of magnesium printing plate
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glass eye
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bird bone from the collection of Sir Wrought
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trilobite fossil, 500 million years old
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sand dollar
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antique apothecary bottle
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stamps from the collection of the author's mother
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1959 penny from the author's collection
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woman's blouse button, vintage (lacking)
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original poem holograph on antique paper
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two mimeo chapters printed by the author circa 1972
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antique insurance policy
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signed postcard from the ringmaster
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1958 Daffy Duck leaf with Ufos
A mystery indeed—although called for on the laid-in inventory list of "appropriate inclusions" the following items are sadly lacking:
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miniature book bound in marbled paper
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parakeet feather
The brass pipe and marble are present in this copy.
