Edward Lear On My Shelves

Field, William B. Osgood

Published by Printed by the Bremmer Presse At Munich For William B. Osgood Field, 1933

About this Item

Blue paper over boards with linnen spine - title label on spine - all in very good condition. Presentation copy inscribed on colophon page "To Miss Bertha Coolidge - The No.1 of the first coppies received from Munich, August 3rd 1933 - Wm. B. Osgood Field - I hope you are pleased". On the colophhon page the text reads - "Printed by the Bremer Presse at Munich for William B. Osgood Field 1933 in one hundred and fifty five numbered and signed copies on Zanders hand made paper. The phototypes printed by J.B. Obernetter, five landscapes hand colored by Annette von Eckardt No. 33". Other illustrations - 10 double-page plates (5 hand- coloured by Annette von Eckardt), 123 uncoloured illustrations (many full- page and double full page), all after Lear, 1 full-page photogravure portrait. A beautiful book printed on beautiful paper. Chronology, Index, Illustrations, 455 pages. Seller Inventory # 5824

Bibliographic Details

Title: Edward Lear On My Shelves

Publisher: Printed by the Bremmer Presse At Munich For William B. Osgood Field

Publication Date: 1933

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition