Softcover. Condition: Near fine. Octavo. (16)pp. Printed in black and red, with illustrations by Hidy in green. Godine's first prospectus. Bound in olive wrappers. Scant exterior rubs, else near fine. One of 500 copies. Informational inscription by Godine at title page.
Published by Boston: David R. Godine, 1970
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very fine. Octavo. (5) pp. An essay by Boreman about the ephemeron, or Mayfly, that first appeared in A Description of Some Curious and Uncommon Creatures in 1739. Illustrated with three delicate colored etchings by Lance Hidy depicting the Mayfly and its habitat. Beautifully bound in tan linen boards, with printed paper label to front cover. Very fine in a matching linen box with gilt-stamped brown leather spine label, which shows a trace of rubbing. One of David Godine's earliest and finest private printings, which has become a scarce item. One of 100 copies, signed by the artist.
Published by New Haven: Jonathan Edwards College Press, Yale University, 1967
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. One of twenty-five copies. Octavo. (5)pp. An essay by Boreman about the ephemeron, or Mayfly, that first appeared in A Description of Some Curious and Uncommon Creatures in 1739. Illustrated with three delicate colored etchings by Lance Hidy depicting the Mayfly and its habitat. This is the very scarce first edition, printed by Hidy himself at Yale. Bound in tan linen boards, with printed paper label to spine. Boards show modest foxing. Near fine.