Published by Starscape/Tom Doherty Associates Book, New York, 2022
First Edition Signed
Hardcover, in dust jacket. Illustrations by James Bernardin (illustrator). First edition, first printing. Briefly inscribed by Cameron on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.
Published by Published by Limited Editions Club -1952, New York. 1949-1952., 1949
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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First Edition Signed
US$ 1,315.05
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Add to basketFirst thus edition with these colour illustrations in publisher's original red paper over board slip cases with cream paper labels to the sides. 4to. 12½'' x 8¼''. 15 volumes in cloth, each fine with 12 in original glassine dust wrappers, housed in the five slip cases. Each volume illustrated by renown artists, namely Arthur Szyk, Hans Bendix, Fritz Kredel, Edy Legrand, William Moyers, Sylvain Sauvage, Edward Shenton, Malcolm Cameron and the following who have each SIGNED their contributions: Rafaello Busoni, Edward Ardizzone, Fritz Eichenberg, Everett Gee Jackson, Robert Lawson, Ervine Metz. Additionally Jean Hersholt has SIGNED 9 of them. Each volume published in quantities of either 2,000 or 2,500 copies. All volumes numbered either 138 or 214 or 248 or 1339 (but not a married set in the sense that they all went to the same original subscriber between 1949 and 1952). Fine condition books in Very Good and Fine condition glassine dust wrappers, probably never opened or read. 15 heavy volumes weighing 10 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979).