Hamill Clarice (5 results)
Language: English
Published by Centaurs, Lake Forest, Illonois, 1951
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.Ann Open Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 15.00
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Christmas Wishes from Clarice & Alfred E. Hamill.
Published by Centaurs, Lake Forest, IL, 1951
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition. Small softcover. 22 pages. Done as a Christmas gift by Clarice and Alfred E. Hamill. A fine copy in wrappers. A nicely printed book.
Published by Centaurs [Printing Office of Philip Reed, Chicago], Lake Forest, Illinois, 1951
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
Contact seller5-star seller12mo, pp. [4], 22, [2]; colored woodcut vignette on title page by Philip Reed; near fine throughout in original typographically decorated wrappers. Holiday greetings from The Centaurs, the home of Clarice and Alfred E. Hamill.
More imagesPublished by Centaurs [Printing Office of Philip Reed, Chicago], Lake Forest, Illinois, 1951
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
Contact seller5-star seller2 volumes, 12mo, pp. [4], 22, [2]; [4], 17, [3]; colored woodcut vignette on each title page by Philip Reed; one page leaf in the second volume roughly opened (not touching any text); all else near fine throughout in original typographically decorated wrappers. Holiday greetings from The Centaurs, the home of Clarice and Alfred…E. Hamill.
Published by The Pocahontas Press, Chicago, 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 1st. Limited edition to 205 copies. 12mo. 97, [9]pp. 40 hand-colored illustrations of Mexican flora, including title page illustration. Designed by Suzette Hamill and printed by George Domke. Gilt-stamped green buckram. A touch of edgewear else a fine copy. This guide to the exotic flowering trees, shrubs, and vines o…f Mexico contains handcolored illustrations, descriptions, and an index in Latin, Spanish, English, and local Indian dialects. Alfred and Clarice Hamill of Lake Forest were frequent visitors to Mexico, knowing the land and its culture well. Suzette Morton Hamill was their daughter-in-law, and proprietress of the Pocahontas Press, a notable Chicago-area private press of the day. Mrs. Hamill painstakingly hand-painted the jewel-like illustrations in each copy and one recipient recalls waiting almost a year for her to get around to finishing his copy. Item #19 of the One Hundred Rare and Notable Books, a selection prepared in honor of the 2004 renovation and expansion of the Donnelley and Lee Library of Lake Forest College in Illinois. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request.
