A BESTIARY,; illustrated by Alexander Calder
by WILBUR, Richard, Compiled By
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Designed and Printed by the Spiral Press for Pantheon Books, 1951. First Edition. 4to, pp. 75. Untrimmed and bound in black cloth, spine stamping little chipped, in the publisher's little worn and soiled box. Of a total edition of 825 copies, this is one of 750 copies, on a specially made Curtis Rag paper, numbered and signed by Wilbur and Calder. A very nice copy. Prather & Rower, Alexander Calder 1898-1976 (National Gallery of Art) 288. The book was designed and printed by Joseph Blumenthal and it is decorated with 65 humorous line drawings by Calder. A nice production.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50612
- Title
- A BESTIARY,; illustrated by Alexander Calder
- Author
- WILBUR, Richard, Compiled By
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Designed and Printed by the Spiral Press for Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Life Books Inc
Biblio member since 2008
Lanesborough, Massachusetts
About Second Life Books Inc
Established on 1972, we sell used and rare books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc. of America, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Booksellers .
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.