A Garland of Herbs.
by TAYLOR, Prentiss (decorations), with Text Collected by Elizabeth Wade White
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
No place [Arlington, Virginia ?]: The Winter Wheat Press, printed by E.L. Hildreth & Co., [Brattleboro, Vermont], "Second printing, December, 1936, two hundred copies, all coloured by hand." Single sheet, lithographed & hand colored, measuring 12.5 inches by 10.5 inches folding to 6.25 inches by 5.25 inches (as issued) forming vii pages plus cover.
Lightly toned, trace edge wear, "313" in ink at the colophon page, otherwise Near Fine.
A lovely example of the art of Prentiss Taylor, beautifully printed in a small edition. The text provides a splendid recipe for "Claret Cup" & "Shrimp & Saffron." As noted on the colophon, "Garlands may be ordered from Prentiss Taylor, 4631 15th Street North, Arlington, Virginia." Mr.Taylor's work is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Art; The Phillips Collection; Gibbes Museum of Art; Museum of New Mexico; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Whitney Museum of American Art Fisk University Galleries, and Greenville County Museum of Art.
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- Seller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1029
- Title
- A Garland of Herbs.
- Author
- TAYLOR, Prentiss (decorations), with Text Collected by Elizabeth Wade White
- Illustrator
- Prentiss Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Single sheet folded
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Winter Wheat Press
- Place of Publication
- No place
- Date Published
- 1936
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Prentiss Taylor, Fine Press, Herbs, Cuisine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cuisine, Wine, Cocktails; Printing, Typography, Fine Press; Illustrated Books;
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