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Porcupine's Quill, 2015-11-30. Paperback. Very Good. 0.7283 in x 8.4291 in x 5.8504 in.

Porcupine's Quill, 2015-11-30. Paperback. Used: Good.

Porcupine's Quill, 2015-11-30. Paperback. Used:Good.

Erin: Porcupine's Quill, 2015. Paperback. pp. 99. 8vo. Contains wood engravings. Light shelfwear; very good.

(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, 2015. stiff paper wrappers. Porcupine's Quill. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 99, (5) pages. Table of contents, introduction, foreword, biographical sketch of the aurhor, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations.

This item is currently on reserve; please contact dealer for more details.[Vancouver, British Columbia:] Heavenly Monkey, 2011 First edition. One of thirty copies, signed by Westergard. Out of print upon publication. Bound by Claudia Cohen in dark blue Japanese cloth with gilt black morocco spine onlay. . Small folio. Forty mounted engravings. A fine copy. A delightful book, featuring darkly humorous illustrations of notable oddballs, including Salvador Dali, Aimee Semple McPherson, Howard Hughes, Gelett Burgess, Rasputin, Timothy Leary, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lizzie Borden, and others. Afterword by Rollin Milroy.

(Vancouver, BC): Heavenly Monkey, 2011. Westergard, Jim. Quarto. 96pp. From an edition of thirty copies, this is one of two optioned for a test binding. Signed by the author/illustrator, Jim Westergard. Illustrated with forty wood engravings immortalizing infamous people, ranging from well-known oddballs such as Lizzie Borden and Hunter Thompson, to more obscure characters, including the tenth-century Icelandic poet Gunnlaug Wormtongue, who was known for his offensive and unpopular poetry, and the Gentleman Bandit Bill Miner, who is said to be the originator of the phrase "Hands up!" Westergard includes himself in the group, with a self-portrait as the frontispiece. Each illustration is accompanied by a short biographical sketch on the facing page. The expressive, often darkly-humorous illustrations and cheeky descriptions of each character make this book a quirky delight. With an Introduction by Barry Moser and an Afterword by publisher Rollin Milroy. Bound in blue cloth with leather spine onlay and… Read More