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Ancient Needs. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Foreword by Brian Davies.
by Carol, Mark Philip
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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About This Item
Folio. Northampton: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989. Folio, 35 leaves, including a map of the Magdalen Islands, and 11 aquatint & drypoint etchings in black, blue, & green. Wood engravings in the text. Full limp vellum, window in upper cover frames a wood engraving of a harp seal pup. With a separate suite of the 11 etchings and 5 wood engravings, each numbered and signed by Robinson, in ice blue cloth folder. Both volumes fine in matching tray case (spine faded). With prospectus. § First edition. One of 25 copies of the "full vellum edition", this is Copy H/2 -- the binder Claudia Cohen’s copy. Signed by Cohen, Robinson, Carol, Davies. There were 76 copies printed in all, most bound in handmade paper. The title & colophon are hand calligraphed in blue by Suzanne Moore. The fictional narrative of a young boy's experience with the harp seals is printed in Centaur type on Saunders paper; it is interleaved with the seals' poems printed in Arrighi italic on blue Moriki paper. Published price.
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- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 107261
- Title
- Ancient Needs. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Foreword by Brian Davies.
- Author
- Carol, Mark Philip
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- ABCedary Letterpress
- Place of Publication
- Northampton
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- Folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Recent Acquisitions (SL1);
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
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San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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