FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO
by HUDSON, W.H
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McMinnville, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Buenos Aires: Guillermo Kraft for The Limited Editions Club, 1943. No. 108 OF 1500 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR. 282 x 210 mm. (11 1/8 x 8 1/4"). xiv, [2], 307, [1] pp., [1] leaf (colophon and signatures).
Original smooth animal hide on top third of binding and rough hide (retaining the hair) on the bottom, all whip-stitched with rawhide, sueded endpapers. Lacking the dust wrapper and slipcase. With 32 full-page illustrations by Raul Rosarivo. ◆Smooth leather a little browned around spine, hair rubbed to skin in several places, hinge split after front free endpapers, but the binding still very sturdy and the contents clean and bright.
This is certainly one of the more unusual bindings done for The Limited Editions Club, and rather appropriate for the memoir of naturalist William Henry Hudson. Born to American parents in Argentina, Hudson (1841-1922) primarily studied birds and was an early proponent of the so-called "back-to-the-land" movement of the '20s and '30s. The present work is his best known piece of non-fiction..
Original smooth animal hide on top third of binding and rough hide (retaining the hair) on the bottom, all whip-stitched with rawhide, sueded endpapers. Lacking the dust wrapper and slipcase. With 32 full-page illustrations by Raul Rosarivo. ◆Smooth leather a little browned around spine, hair rubbed to skin in several places, hinge split after front free endpapers, but the binding still very sturdy and the contents clean and bright.
This is certainly one of the more unusual bindings done for The Limited Editions Club, and rather appropriate for the memoir of naturalist William Henry Hudson. Born to American parents in Argentina, Hudson (1841-1922) primarily studied birds and was an early proponent of the so-called "back-to-the-land" movement of the '20s and '30s. The present work is his best known piece of non-fiction..
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- Bookseller
- Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CMH1812
- Title
- FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO
- Author
- HUDSON, W.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No. 108 OF 1500 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR
- Publisher
- Guillermo Kraft for The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Buenos Aires
- Date Published
- 1943
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
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About Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books an Manuscripts was established in 1978 on a ping pong table in a basement in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the beginning, its founder was willing to sell a range of material, but over the years, the business has gravitated toward historical artifacts that are physically attractive in some way--illuminated material, fine bindings, books printed on vellum, fore-edge paintings, beautiful typography and paper, impressive illustration. Today, the company still sells a wide range of things, from (scruffy) ninth century leaves to biblical material from all periods to Wing and STC imprints to modern private press books to artists' bindings. While we are forgiving about condition when something is of considerable rarity, we always try to obtain the most attractive copies possible of whatever we offer for sale.