[Village Press- Extremely Rare, 1/40 Copies, With Two Authentic Bookplates by Truesdell] A Booklet Devoted to the Book Plates of Elisha Brown Bird
by Brown, Elisha Brown
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Village Press, 1907. First edition. First edition. Original green laid paper over boards, Japan vellum spine, with cover roundel "EB." The rarest of all Village Press books, this is the special Japan Vellum issue, Limited to 40 Copies Only." The Colophon reads, "This edition of Elisha Brown Bird, His Book Plates, printed for Winfred Porter Truesdell, Arlington, Massachusetts, consists of one hundred and ten copies on Van Gelder handmade paper and forty copies on Japan vellum. The text has been composed by Bertha M. Goudy, in Village type designed by Frederic W. Goudy, and printed by them at the Village Press, New York, in September, 1907." This is copy No. 5, signed by Truesdell. Two bookplates (both examples of Truesdell's) include the actual examples, that is, they are not reproductions. Slight bumping to corners, near fine. "The book devoted to the book plates of E.B. Bird is easily a marked example of the artistic in bookmaking, since it has been printed at the Village Press and has the distinguishing earmarks of the his notable private press. The Goudy type has been used and the photogravure illustrations reproduce the book plates themselves very faithfully and brilliantly" (The Independent).
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4980
- Title
- [Village Press- Extremely Rare, 1/40 Copies, With Two Authentic Bookplates by Truesdell] A Booklet Devoted to the Book Plates of Elisha Brown Bird
- Author
- Brown, Elisha Brown
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Village Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
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Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
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- Colophon
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....