RAINMAKER EDITIONS. A collection of 6 fine press artists books, including: 1. BANKS, RUSSELL. MO...

RAINMAKER EDITIONS. A collection of 6 fine press artists books, including: 1. BANKS, RUSSELL. MOSER, BARRY, illustrator. Spirit of the River. 2002. 3 full-page woodcuts by Barry Moser. Publisher's cloth, title label to upper cover and spine, slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 37 of 399 copies (of 425 total). 2. OATES, JOYCE CAROL. MOSER, BARRY, engraver. The Gatekeeper. 2003. Wood engravings by Barry Moser. Publisher's morocco backed gray silk-covered boards, matching clamshell case. LIMITED EDITION, number 25 of 99 copies (of 125 total). 3. ŌE, KENZABURŌ. AKIBA, KAZUKO, calligraphy. Who's Afraid of the Tasmanian Wolf? 2003. Japanese calligraphy by Kazuko Akiba. Publisher's quarter morocco over patterned paper-covered boards, clothbound clamshell case. LIMITED EDITION, number 20 of 399 copies (of 425 total). 4. SOYINKA, WOLE. KLEINSCHMIDT, ROBERT, illustrator. Samarkand and Other Markets I Have Known. 2003. 4 color woodcuts by Robert Kleinschmidt. Publisher's boards, covered in Japanese Kyosei-shi handmade paper. LIMITED EDITION, one of 399 copies (of 425 total). 5. RUSHDIE, SALMAN. BEDOYA, ALFREDO BENAVIDEZ, illustrator. The Firebird's Nest. 2004. 4 original linocuts by Alfredo Benavidez Bedoya. Publisher's quarter leather-backed paper-covered blind stamped boards, matching black Japanese cloth clamshell case. LIMITED EDITION, number 59 of 99 copies (of 125 total). 6. IRVING, JOHN. NERI, GILBERT, illustrator. Trying to Save Piggy Sneed. 2005. Title page with pig vignette in brown ink, 5 additional ink illustrations, 'scrap' papers bound-in. Publisher's vellum backed paper boards, with tabs and stitching exposed, clothbound clamshell case with double-folding top cover. LIMITED EDITION, number 43 of 99. SOLD TO BENEFIT THE BLACK MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE. UNLV's Black Mountain Institute is an international literary arts center that champions writers and storytellers through programs, fellowships, student scholarships, and community engagement. BMI is also home to the first-ever City of Asylum program in the U.S, which provides safe haven to writers who have been persecuted for their literary work—so that they may live and write freely without censorship, risk of imprisonment, or threats against their lives. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing