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First edition, limited to 200 signed and numbered copies of which 160 are for sale; this is number "205" and is labeled "Printer's Copy." Printed by letterpress in several colors on Rives paper. A collection of seven original ghost stories by present and former Morgan Library Curators. With fourteen wood engravings of Morgan Library scenes. Signed by Dupont, Mayo, Gelfand printer , and John DePol, the illustrator. 107 pages. paper over cloth-backed boards, with an embossed illustration on front cover.. 8vo..
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?Hope Mayo is Philip Hofer Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts at Houghton Library, Harvard University.
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- PublisherStone House Pr
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0937035149
- ISBN 13 9780937035146
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages107
- EditorMayo Hope
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Morgan Library Ghost Stories Edited by Inge Dupont and Hope Mayo with an Introduction by Hope Mayo. Wood Engravings by John De Pol.
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The Stone House Press, Roslyn, New York. Number 160 of 200 copies, signed by John De Pol, Inge Dupont, Hope Mayo & M. A. Gelfand., 1990
ISBN 10: 0937035149
ISBN 13: 9780937035146
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Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [Partial Colophon]: This book was designed by George Laws and printed on Rives paper by M. A. Gelfand and Jim Ricciardi. Typefaces are Emerson, for the text, and Goudy Bible, for titling. [-] The wood engravings are by John De Pol. [-] The binding was designed by George Laws, the books bound by Frank Castro of Alpha-Pavia Bindery, New York City. This edition is limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the editors, the artist, and the printer, with 160 for sale. 6 5/8 inches x 9 4/8 in., frontispiece wood engraving printed in dark green; 105 pp. + numbered & signed colophon page; wood engraved headings, illustrations are printed in brown, green, etc. Dark brown cloth spine and sides with titling gilt on the spine, and tan-green paper over boards, with gilt design on the front cover, red endpapers, clear plastic wraparound dustjacket. The spine end of the dustjacket shows a small chip. Story Contents: Old Macgregor: A Tale of Hallowe'en by Rhoda Mansbach; Lily Hodge: Herbert Cahoon; Lex Talionis: J. Rigbie Turner; The Ballad of the Belle: Mark Farrell; The Clergyman's Bargain: Janet Ing Freeman; Non Furtum Facies: Richard Priest; Slide Lecture: "Liran Ludley". [Notes on Contributors]. Some of the subjects of the stories, include: Sir Walter Scott; Samuel Johnson, James Boswell; Richard Strauss (Salome), Heinrich Conried, H. E. Krehbiel; Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan; Robert Proctor, Thomas F. Dibdin; Aldus, Andreas Torresanus (Aldines). The excellent Hope Mayo Introduction gives the background of J. P. Morgan's collecting, the founding of the Library; and notes Belle da Costa Green, and bibliographer and ghost story author, M. J. James, who helped inspire the ghost stories printed in this handsome volume. Signed by Illustrator(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-838713484
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