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Spring 'long shore
by BRASHER, Rex
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
PRESENTED TO AMY SPINGARN
BRASHER, Rex. Spring 'long shore. [cover-title only, issued without a title-leaf]. 4to, original pictorial wrapper, 7 sheets with integral illustrations mounted to recto and verso of 43 larger sheets. N.p., n.d. [Kent, Conn.: Printed by Meriden Gravure Company for Rex Brasher Associates [1932].
Printed for private distribution by the author-artist and illustrated from his drawings (6) and photographs (3). An illustrated ecological essay about birds and the Long Island shore, by the author-artist of Birds and Trees of North America. Harold Hugo, President of the the Meriden Gravure Company (1900-1985), was a friend to many a bookseller, including this family. Presentation copy, inscribed by Brasher above his printed name: "To Amy Spingarn from..." The recipient was the wife of Joel Elias Spingarn, one of the first members of the NAACP, and one of the first Jewish leaders of that organization. The Spingarn's country estate, known as Troutbeck, is in Amenia, New York, not terribly far from Kent, Ct. Some minor damage to the blank edges and spine of the wrapper, otherwise fine. In morocco backed cloth folding case. OCLC locates one copy (Univ. of Virginia), and says it was printed n 1940.
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Details
- Seller
- Howard S. Mott, Inc
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1185
- Title
- Spring 'long shore
- Author
- BRASHER, Rex
- Illustrator
- Rex Brasher
- Format/Binding
- Original pictorial wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Meriden Gravure Company
- Place of Publication
- [Kent, Connecticut]
- Date Published
- [1932]
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ecology
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About the Seller
Howard S. Mott, Inc
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Sheffield, Massachusetts
About Howard S. Mott, Inc
Established in New York City in 1936, Howard S. Mott, Inc. buys, sells and appraises rare books, first editions as well as historical and literary manuscripts in a wide range of fields (16th to 20th Century). Open by appointment, or chance. Members: ABAA, ABA (Int.), ILAB, Ephemera Society, Manuscript Society.
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