Pardee Allena (3 results)

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, ix, 214 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Contained in the original white box, with tears along the white paper and corners. Wrapped in the original onionskin wrap, with closed tears along the head/tail edges. Fully bound in the publisher's brown cloth, with gilt ornamentation to spine edges, blind tooling and gilt lettering to front board. Boards have bumps along the front and rear surfaces, light stains along the head edges, and mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has very minor soiling on some pages throughout, and light foxing and adhesive stains along the end papers. Gilt edges. Shelved in Room A. "The Story of Yaddo" was published in 1923, after the death of Katrina Trask, one of the founders of "Yaddo", an artist community and retreat center in New York state. It includes a forward by Katrina written in the winter of 1917-1918, explaining that she has "left a bequest that The Story Of Yaddo should be privately printed and kept on record for those who are to come to Yaddo in the future." Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. The estate was purchased in 1881 by Katrina's husband Spencer Trask, and converted into an artist retreat by Spencer and Katrina in 1900. Yaddo remains one of the leading retreats for visual artists, writers, musicians and dancers. It has housed a multitude of famous creatives since its inception, including James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, Hannah Arendt, Beauford Delaney, Louise Belcourt and many more. 1396791. Special Collections.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, ix, 214 pages. In Very Good condition. Contained in the original white box, with tears along the corners of the lid, and light foxing. Wrapped in the original onionskin wrap, with closed tears along the front tail edge. Fully bound in the publisher's brown cloth, with gilt ornamentation to spine edges, blind tooling and gilt lettering to front board. Boards have very light wear. Textblock has very minor soiling on some pages throughout. Gilt edges. Shelved in Room A. "The Story of Yaddo" was published in 1923, after the death of Katrina Trask, one of the founders of "Yaddo", an artist community and retreat center in New York state. It includes a forward by Katrina written in the winter of 1917-1918, explaining that she has "left a bequest that The Story Of Yaddo should be privately printed and kept on record for those who are to come to Yaddo in the future." Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. The estate was purchased in 1881 by Katrina's husband Spencer Trask, and converted into an artist retreat by Spencer and Katrina in 1900. Yaddo remains one of the leading retreats for visual artists, writers, musicians and dancers. It has housed a multitude of famous creatives since its inception, including James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, Hannah Arendt, Beauford Delaney, Louise Belcourt and many more. 1396787. Special Collections.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, ix, 214 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Lacking the issued paperwraps and box. Tan and paneled spine with gilt ornamentation along the edges. Spine has minor bumping along the head/tail, and rubbing wear along joints. Bound in tan cloth with blind tooling and gilt lettering on the front board. Boards are slightly bowed, with minor rubbing wear to corners. Textblock has minor foxing and adhesive stains to end papers, light soiling on some pages throughout, light plus stains to fore corners of pages 161 to the rear pastedown, in some cases the stains slightly cover text but it does not impact legibility. Gilt edges. Shelved in Room A. "The Story of Yaddo" was published in 1923, after the death of Katrina Trask, one of the founders of "Yaddo", an artist community and retreat center in New York state. It includes a forward by Katrina written in the winter of 1917-1918, explaining that she has "left a bequest that The Story Of Yaddo should be privately printed and kept on record for those who are to come to Yaddo in the future." Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. The estate was purchased in 1881 by Katrina's husband Spencer Trask, and converted into an artist retreat by Spencer and Katrina in 1900. Yaddo remains one of the leading retreats for visual artists, writers, musicians and dancers. It has housed a multitude of famous creatives since its inception, including James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, Hannah Arendt, Beauford Delaney, Louise Belcourt and many more. 1396786. Special Collections.