{"product_id":"to-2026-073","title":"This Open Zoo: A Bestiary (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRANCIS, Dennis; LAGORIO, Irene (illustrator). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Open Zoo: A Bestiary.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e. Carmel, California: The Salamander Press, 1971. 44 pp. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA bestiary of 21 poems by Dennis Francis, with calligraphy and illustrations by Irene Lagorio; introduction by Alfred Frankenstein, the noted San Francisco Chronicle art and music critic. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eInscribed by the author to the illustrator and marked by him \"Book #1\" on the title page: \"To Irene Lagorio — Your kindness and understanding help me immeasurably. Dear friend — I will always hold you in my heart. Dennis Francis, 2-6-71.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional association copy: Irene Lagorio's own copy of the book she illustrated, the first off the press, presented to her by the poet. Lagorio (1921–1994) was a central figure of the Monterey Peninsula art world — later the longtime art critic for the \u003cem\u003eMonterey Herald\u003c\/em\u003e and, in 1972, president of the Carmel Art Association. Her hand-lettered calligraphy throughout, and her elaborate pictorial dust jacket with its striking sea-monster design, make this a distinctive piece of Carmel small-press bookmaking. A first-copy-off-the-press presentation from author to collaborator — about as close to the making of the book as a copy can stand.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU\u003c\/strong\u003e TO-2026-073\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francis, Dennis; Lagorio, Irene","offers":[{"title":"Fine","offer_id":46459952890017,"sku":"TO-2026-073","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/7001\/0785\/files\/TO-2026-073_01.jpg?v=1784611697","url":"https:\/\/twoorangesbooks.com\/products\/to-2026-073","provider":"Two Oranges Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}