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Published by William Doxey, San Francisco, 1896
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 Volumes. 8vo. Bookplate at front pastedowns. Darkening to leaves. 'Memoriam ' leaf mostly deatched from volume one; some bumping to upper fore-corner of front half of text block. Toning and foxing to cloth. VG. THE SET:
Published by Doxey 1896; 1897, San Francisco, 1896
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Book I contains numbers 1 to 12, from May 1895 to April 1896. Book II contains numbers 13 to 24 from May 1896 to April 1897. Very good with light rubbing to bottom edges, yellowing to pages and pink ink traces on fore edge of a few pages, not affecting the text nor the illustrations. Both books are tight and clean, and scarce in such nice condition. In plastic protectors. 8vo.
Published by William Doxey, 1895
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Couverture rigide. - William Doxey, San Francisco Mai 1895 - avril 1897, 14x20,5cm, 2 volumes reliés & divers prospectus. - Edition originale et série complète de la revue humoristique fin de siècle The Lark. Le numéro 1 contient bien le célèbre poème absurde de Gelett Burgess intitulé The Purple Cow. Reliures de l'éditeur en pleine toile beige, dos lisses, plats illustrés. Toile frottée présentant quelques manques et incisions sans gravité. On joint 5 prospectus dont l'un est dédicacé par Gelett Burgess, ainsi que la plaquette dépliante intitulée The Purple Cow signée et monogrammée du même. La revue The Lark (l'alouette) contribua grandement à la renaissance littéraire des années 1890 dans la région de la baie de San Francisco. Fondée par Gelett Burgess et Bruce Porter, elle eut bien vite des contributeurs littéraires éclectiques qui se surnommèrent "les Jeunes" : Porter Garnett, Carolyn Wells, Willis Polk, Yone Noguchi et d'autres. Des artistes locaux, notamment Ernest Peixotto, Florence Lundborg et Maynard Dixon contribuèrent quant à eux aux illustrations des textes et des couvertures. [ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] The Lark, complete series, issues 1 to 24 William Doxey | San Francisco May 1895 - April 1897 | 14 x 20.5 cm | publisher's cloth & various leaflets First edition and complete series of the humorous end-of-century magazine, The Lark. Issue 1 contains Gelett Burgess' famous, absurd poem entitled «The Purple Cow». Bound in publisher's beige cloth, illustrated boards. Rubbed cloth has some minor cuts and parts missing. There are 5 leaflets, one of which is signed by Gelett Burgess, as well as the folding leaflet entitled The Purple Cow, signed and monogrammed by the same. The Lark magazine greatly contributed to the literary renaissance of the 1890s in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded by Gelett Burgess and Bruce Porter, the journal quickly attracted eclectic literary contributors who were nicknamed «les Jeunes»: Porter Garnett, Carolyn Wells, Willis Polk, Yone Noguchi amongst others. Local artists, in particularly Ernest Peixotto, Florence Lundborg and Maynard Dixon contributed to the illustrations of the texts and covers.