Edited Preface Brack (2 results)
More imagesJournal Narrative Relative to Doctor Johnson's Last Illness Three Weeks Before His Death Kept by John Hoole, MDCCLXXXIV [spine and half-title state Hoole's Death of Johnson]
[Johnson, Samuel] John Hoole, edited with preface by O. M. Brack, Jr., engraving by John Thein
Published by The Windhover Press, Iowa City 1972
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Periodical
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. [30p] preface, dedication, frontis, rubricated dates, colophon states Two hundred and fifty copies of this work were printed at the Windover Press in the winter and spring of 1972. The types are Bembo and the paper is Rives. Composition and presswork by K. K. Merker, Howard Zimmon, Kay Amert, and Shari Madsen. Untrimm…ed/deckled fore-edge, bound in black cloth boards with gilt titles on the spine. Very good condition with mylar jacket.
JOURNAL NARRATIVE RELATIVE TO DOCTOR JOHNSON'S LAST ILLNESS THREE WEEKS BEFORE HIS DEATH
(Windhover Press); Hoole, John; Edited with a Preface By O. M. Brack, Jr.
Published by The Windhover Press, Iowa City 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.Entropy Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Black cloth gilt, 8vo., (35) pages, etching of Johnson's death mask by John Thein. One of 250 copies printed from Bembo types on Rives Heavy mouldmade paper by K. K. Merker and apprentices. Bound by Elizabeth Kner. Merker felt this was one of the most successful books from the press. A clean, nea…r fine copy with very slight fading at the spine, in archival mylar.
