The Colophon. A Book Collectors' Quarterly, Volume I, Part Four by Adler, Elmer (ed.); Emmett, Burton (ed.); Winterich, John T. (ed.) - 1930-01-01

The Colophon Ltd., 1931. Ex-library copy with minimal markings; part six only; many pages unopened at the top edge; deckled fore-/bottom edges; 5 x 7 inch page tipped in; cover lightly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned, corners/edges/spine ends quite rubbed/bumped; edges lightly rubbed/bumped/sunned, faintly soiled; interior lightly age-toned throughout, stamp at the top corner of the front endpaper; binding tight; cover, edges and interior intact and clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply for International or Expedited orders.. hardcover. Good.

The Colophon Ltd.. Collectible - Acceptable. Collectible - Acceptable. Limited to 300 copies. 3" of spine tail missing. Top page edges slightly dampstained. (books)

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Very Good condition in a worn and chipped original glassine dust jacket (glassine is separated at spine). NOT a library discard. Glue residue from previous owner's now missing bookplate. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Part 6 only. Includes articles on Huckleberry Finn, Richard Savage, Robert Burns portraits, "Pacific News" (this signature printed by the Grabhorn Press), and "Wood Nymphs", a linoleum cut by K. M. Ballantyne. Designs by T. M. Cleland. Among the contributors are Willa Cather on her early novels, Stanley Morison, and A. E. Coppard on first getting into print. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Worn and chipped dust jacket. Illus. by Ballantyne, K. M. . 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Very Good condition. NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Part 6 only. Includes articles on Huckleberry Finn, Richard Savage, Robert Burns portraits, "Pacific News" (this signature printed by the Grabhorn Press), and "Wood Nymphs", a linoleum cut by K. M. Ballantyne. Designs by T. M. Cleland. Among the contributors are Willa Cather on her early novels, Stanley Morison, and A. E. Coppard on first getting into print. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Ballantyne, K. M. . 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1931. 1 of 3000 . Hardcover. Very Good. Includes signed original litho "Gardenia" by Victoria Hutson[Huntley]. Articles: John Carter, Joseph Hergesheimer, et al b/w photos, repros. very good, no dj issued, oversized pict. bds. Tight unpagedCover & design on colophon pg by Frank McIntosh. Some soil &age-toning to covers. Attractive inside.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Laid-in are four pieces of ephemera from the publisher. Very Good+ condition. NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Part 8 only. Includes articles on the illustrations in Mason L. Weem's "Washington," Shakespeare's first editor; John Carter on "The Origins of Publishers' Cloth Binding," and a Schiller forgery. Also a signed and dated lithograph, "Gardenia" by Victoria Hutson. Among the contributors are Randolph G. Adams, Joseph Hergesheimer, Harry Miller Lydenberg, Carolyn Wells, John T. Winterich. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Hutson, Victoria (signed lithograph). 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Laid-in are four pieces of ephemera from the publisher. Very Good+ condition. NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Part 8 only. Includes articles on the illustrations in Mason L. Weem's "Washington," Shakespeare's first editor; John Carter on "The Origins of Publishers' Cloth Binding," and a Schiller forgery. Also a signed and dated lithograph, "Gardenia" by Victoria Hutson. Among the contributors are Randolph G. Adams, Joseph Hergesheimer, Harry Miller Lydenberg, Carolyn Wells, John T. Winterich. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Hutson, Victoria (signed lithograph). 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Laid-in are two pieces of ephemera from the publisher: a prospectus for CITY CHILD by Selma Robinson with decorations by Rockwell Kent. The prospectus has a Rockwell Kent illustration. Also laid-in is a notice for a 1931 "first exhibition" of Colophon artists' designs and authors' manuscripts. Very Good+ condition. NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Part 6 only. Includes articles on Huckleberry Finn, Richard Savage, Robert Burns portraits, "Pacific News" (this signature printed by the Grabhorn Press), and "Wood Nymphs", a linoleum cut by K. M. Ballantyne. Designs by T. M. Cleland. Among the contributors are Willa Cather on her early novels, Stanley Morison, and A. E. Coppard on first getting into print. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by… Read More

New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo (imperial). Limited edition, printed for 3000 subscribers. Printed geometric paper covered boards. Unpaginated. Deckled edges. Boards are age toned. Some light rubbing to covers and extremities. Offsetting from illustrations to interior. Each section is designed and printed in a distinctive manner.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Volume two, part eight only. Quarto. Pictorial papercovered boards. Lithograph print Gardenia Signed in pencil by Victoria Hutson. Faint foxing on a few pages, small dampstain on rear board, edges rubbed, about very good. Contributions by Randolph G. Adams, John Carter, Joseph Hergesheimer, Edward Wagenknecht, Harry Miller Lydenberg, Ralph E. Samuel, John T. Winterich, Carl F. Schreiber, and others. "Benjamin Gomez: Bookseller" by Charles G. Poore, and "What A Lark!" by Carolyn Wells. Original subscription materials laid in.