mary midnight (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Numbers 51-250 of 250 total copies signed by the author and artist, this no. 133. 4 colour wood engravings and 1 vignette by Gaylord Schanilec. Composition-set in Walbaum Monotype by Michael Bixler, with hand-set Bodoni, Stradivarious, and Balle types. 8vo., [17.5 x 25.5 cms], bound in full cloth at the Campbell-Logan Bindery, paper title label to spine. Some fading to spine, otherwise a good copy. "A House in the Country" contains four essays by Mary Logue which document the trials of renovating her old Swedish farmhouse, and her observations on life in a small town in rural America. Bats and plaster lath fill her life with chaos and charm. Four multicolour wood engravings by Gaylord Schanilec capture several of the buildings in this small Mississippi river town.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. One of 200 (250) copies printed in Walbaum with mauve Balle initials on Zerkall paper and signed by both author and artist/printer. Title-page wood engraving in grey and Illustrated with 4 full-page colour wood engravings. Blue Japanese cloth boards with grey cloth spine and printed label. A fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. Two handsomely bound first edition volumes of this very scarce 'Old Woman's Magazine', a short-lived periodical featuring poetry, social commentary, and satire. The very scarce first edition of the first two volumes of this mid 18th century periodical for 'Old Women'.Volumes I and II only of this work, which extended to three volumes.As called for, volume I illustrated with a frontispiece and engraved title page, with letterpress title page to volume II.The majority of contributions are from 'Mary Midnight', the pseudonym of Christopher Smart, the editor, and with further contributions from John Newbery, Bonnell Thorton and others.ESTC P2385This periodical, aimed at older women, includes poetry, short pieces of literature, and satirical and social commentary. Brief excerpts from periodical 'The Rambler' are also included. In full calf bindings, with blind tooling and gilt detailing to back strips. Light rubbing to back strip, joints, and board perimeters. Front hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to volume II title page. Pages otherwise age toned due to paper type, but generally clean. Very Good. book.