A Showing of Weimaraner. Being Specimens of Letters, Numbers and Punctuation of an original and extraordinary letterform created by William Wegman. Assisted by the beautiful Fay Ray, her lovely daughters, Battina and Crooky and her son, the noble Chundo, Heirs to the fame of Man Ray, the dog
by WEGMAN, William
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
(New York): Thornwillow Press, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Oblong elephant folio. With three original photogravures. Paper portfolio with ribbon ties, full black felt-lined linen clamshell box. Slight stain on the clamshell box, perhaps from the sizing used on the cloth covering it, else fine. Limited to 100 numbered copies with each photogravure numbered and Signed by Wegman.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 308403
- Title
- A Showing of Weimaraner. Being Specimens of Letters, Numbers and Punctuation of an original and extraordinary letterform created by William Wegman. Assisted by the beautiful Fay Ray, her lovely daughters, Battina and Crooky and her son, the noble Chundo, Heirs to the fame of Man Ray, the dog
- Author
- WEGMAN, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thornwillow Press
- Place of Publication
- (New York)
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- FinePress, Photography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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