The Story of Ida. by ALEXANDER, Francesca

Portland, Maine:: Thomas B Mosher,, 1899.. First edition; one of 925 copies.. publisher's stiff printed wrappers.. Spine slightly tanned.. Tall 8vo,. Old World Series.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1904. Second edition in Old Word Series. Printed flex boards, as issued. Fine. Thomas Maitland Cleland. Limited ot 925 copies. ________ The preface is by John Ruskin. Mosher never clearly identified from which edition he reprinted: the British or the American edition of 1883. Since copyright problems were most likely avoidable by reprinting the British edition, it most likely was the G. Allen edition (Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent, 1883). ________ The portrait frontispiece is by the author, Francesca Alexander, the American artist who spent much of her life in Italy, befriended John Ruskin, and published much of her work in the 1880's and 90's. She died in 1917. ________ Based upon stylistic evidence, the cover design is most likely by Frederic Goudy. ________ See Bishop's Thomas Bird Mosher--Pirate Prince of Publishers, entry 73. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Private Press.

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1904. paper-covered boards, raised bands on spine, paper spine label. Mosher, Thomas B.. 12mo. paper-covered boards, raised bands on spine, paper spine label. x, 74, (2) pages. Second edition, limited to 925 copies (Bishop 291 (Item 387.1)). A volume in the Old World Series. Preface by John Ruskin. Portrait frontispiece by the author. Boards and spine soiled and worn at edges. Gift inscription on front free endpaper.

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1904. Second edn. 12mo, pp. 75. 1/925 copies on van gelder paper. Frontis portrait. Preface by J. Ruskin, dated 1883. Paper over boards. Front edges of cover somewhat chipped, o/w a VG tight copy. A short story, supposedly true, about the untimely death of a young woman.

Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1904. Softcover. Near Fine. Second edition. 12mo. Pictorial cream wrappers with yapped edges. Faint dampstain on spine and top and bottom inner corners of spine, tanned, light stains on front, an about near fine copy lacking the slipcase. One of 925 copies printed on Van Gelder paper.

New.

Portland, Thomas B. Mosher, 1904., 1904. Second edition. Small, thin 8vo. 4 page preface by John Ruskin. Frontispiece by the author. Title page printed in red and black, decorative headpieces and tailpieces. Original Japan vellum wrappers, upper cover with art nouveau design printed in brown, uncut and partly unopened (light foxing at edges). Very good. 75 pages. One of 925 copies, printed on Van Gelder paper. Printed by Smith and Sale. Hatch 303.. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston: Cupples, Upham and Company, 1883. Hardcover. G- (Outer covering is slightly wrinkled and soiled; front hinge is broken inside at tp; pages have aged only slightly'; former owner name on first flyleaf.). Gray cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, gilt decoration, 84 pp., 1 BW illus. as frontispiece. American illustrator and author Esther Francesca "Fanny" Alexander (1837-1917) became a confidant of John Ruskin while she was living in Florence in 1882. The fact that he edited this book so quickly after their first introduction, speaks of his high regard for her abilities. He shortly thereafter purchased the 122 drawings that she had prepared for Roadside Songs of Tuscany.