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  • Seller image for My Book of Beautiful Legends; Illustrated by A.C. Michael for sale by The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

    [Alligator Binding]

    Published by Funk and Wagnalls Company, New York, 1912

    Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.

    Association Member: ABAA ILAB IOBA MWABA

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    Leather bound. Condition: Near fine. First edition of My Book of Beautiful Legends with illustrations by A.C. Michael, finely bound in alligator skin. (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Thick octavo, xvi, 368pp. Full alligator skin, dyed yellow. Title in gilt on green morocco label affixed to spine. Bond by Grace Bindings. Solid text block, light foxing throughout, a near fine example. Complete with twelve full-page color plates, including frontispiece. Originally from Devon, England, Alan and Maureen Grace relocated their bookbindery to Louisville, KY, with sponsorship from notable collector Armand Champa. Upon completing the rebinding of Champa's extensive library, the couple moved to Jacksonville, FL to continue their bookbinding business until Alan passed away in 2011.