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Pynson Printers, New York, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: David B. Milne. The Colophon, A Book Collector's Quarterly, Part 5, New York: Pynson Printers, 1931. Quarto, unpaginated, printed boards. Includes the David B. Milne aquatint Hilltop, signed by Milne in pencil. The artist, a Canadian painter, print maker and writer, achieved early recognition at the Armory Show of 1913, where he had 5 paintings exhibited. The idea of using color in a drypoint, as in the print available here, was an original idea of Milne's, as the tradition practice was black and white only. Wikipedia: "He developed a method of making colour drypoints, printing one colour over another with different plates for each. Milne had first tried etching and drypoint while he was a student at the Art Students League and his idea of colour drypoint was unprecedented, as the tradition was to only use black and the white of…
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The Colophon. A Book Collectors' Quarterly. Part 5
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New York: Colophon, 1931. Limited. hardcover. fine/good. Milne, David B.. Various high-quality illustrations and text throughout. Unpaginated. Short 4to, pictorial boards, remnants of onionskin overwrapper. New York: Colophon/Pynson Printers, 1931. Limited first edition -- one of 3000 printed. A fine copy with sharp corners.<br/><br/> The most desirable part of this venerable publication, as it contains the original two-color drypoint etching, signed in pencil, by Canadian artist David B. Milne.<br/><br/>
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- Publisher Colophon
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1931
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