THE GENTLEST GIANT (AND OTHER PLEASANT PERSONS)
Stewart, Anna Bird; Walker, Dugald Stewart
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
About this Item
Warmly inscribed first edition of this Art Nouveau-illustrated charming book of poems, with interesting ephemera surrounding an Anna Bird Stewart signing event in 1929. This copy of THE GENTLEST GIANT is a memento of an event that took place in Canon City, Colorado in October 1929. Alongside the warm inscription to Canon City teacher Dorothy Quine (with a wish tucked "up under the star" from the titular GIANT), there is a typewritten slip detailing how to register for the signing and banquet as well as a pamphlet about Anna Bird Stewart presumably handed out at the event. 8.25'' x 5.75''. Original blue cloth binding with orange stamping. Original unclipped ($2.00) yellow pictorial dust jacket. Orange topstain, fore-edge machine deckle. Illustrated in black and white. 150 pages, partially unopened. Inscribed by Stewart to Dorothy Quine to front flyleaf, dated October 21, 1929, Canon city. Single leaf typewritten advertisement for Stewart signing event and banquet loosely laid in. Folded promotional pamphlet about Stewart loosely laid in. Jacket with a bit of chipping to top of spine, pinprick hole to front joint; shallow crease to center of spine, two small tape repairs to verso. Interior clean and sharp. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 20412
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE GENTLEST GIANT (AND OTHER PLEASANT ...
Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Company, New York
Publication Date: 1929
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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