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Ancient needs / story by Mark Philip Carol, illustrated by Alan James Robinson, foreword by Brian Davies
by Carol, Mark Philip
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About This Item
[Easthampton, Mass.]: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989. Book. Illus. by Illustrated By Alan James Robinson,. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Folio (39cm). [35] leaves : illustrated (some col.), map ; publisher's stiff paper, by Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton, with a cut-away window on the front cover, exposing a wood-engraved illustration; paper handmade by Timothy Barrett. Non-adhesive binding structure, with pages hand-sewn over exposed vellum laces. In a linen-silk covered case. 76 copies printed in black and blue by Harold P. McGrath, Hatfield, Mass., on T.H. Saunders hot pressed watercolor paper; guard sheets, with letterpress, are blue Japanese Moriki paper. this copy is No. "17/25"; signed in pencil by the author, the illustrator and Brian Davies.Ancient Needs is an original narrative about the Harp Seal and the Magdalen Islands by Mark Philip Carol. It is the result of a trip taken this past Spring to view the annual birthing of the Harp Seal pups. This book heralds a line of publications from the new ABCedary Letterpress. Carol's account takes as its subject the white-furred seal pups, whose explotation has been the subject of recent controversity: the hunters, whose lives have involved seals for centuries: and the magnificent but hostile environment in which they interact. This copy was presented to a supporter of Brian Davies,International Fund for Animal Welfare by Davies and has a specialy printed page so stating.Spine of box is sunned as is top edge and near spine at rear of box.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125557615
- Title
- Ancient needs / story by Mark Philip Carol, illustrated by Alan James Robinson, foreword by Brian Davies
- Author
- Carol, Mark Philip
- Illustrator
- Illustrated By Alan James Robinson,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- ABCedary Letterpress
- Place of Publication
- [Easthampton, Mass.]
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- Folio (39cm)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Seals (Animals) -- Fiction. Seals (Animals) in art. Magdalen Islands (Québec) -- Fiction. Harp seal. Private presses.
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- Rare Books; Signed Books;
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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