A Last Will and Testament.
by Fish, Williston; O'Day, E. F.; Nash, John Henry
- Used
- Condition
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, Calif.: John Henry Nash, 1985. Original letterpress with goldleaf ornament on single-fold folio sheet. 69 x 56 cm. (27.25 x 22 in) opened, across the fold, printed nearly to the edges. Reproduces the oft-copied and whimsical "The Last Will and Testament," written by Fish for Harper's Weekly magazine in 1897; short history of the piece by O'Day on verso. Mildly toned, dented lightly along margins, withsome chipping along edges. Lightly creased diagonally across bottom corners ~14 cm. Else good; bold colors.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65-1840
- Title
- A Last Will and Testament.
- Author
- Fish, Williston; O'Day, E. F.; Nash, John Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- San Francisco, Calif.: John Henry Nash, 1985
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Prints - Letterpress;
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Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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About the Seller
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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San Francisco, California
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...