medders john (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is the story of a thirteen year old boy who lied about his age in April, 1861, and joined Adams Rifles, a company of volunteers from Handsboro, Mississippi. The unit became Company E of the 20th Mississippi Infantry. The bo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. Blue, red, and silver embossed buckram. 320pp. Heavily illustrated. Rear hinge tender, and a little rubbing, but near fine. The editor's own copy with his name embossed on the front cover. A beautifully conceived college yearbook with distinctive streamlined Art Deco design, and which is dedicated to iconic Jazz Age artist John Held, Jr. Laid in is a Typed Letter Signed from the college president congratulating Medders on a job well-done, a certificate of award made out to Medders, several sheets of stationery for the book, and a portrait of the yearbook staff. More importantly, the dedicatee, John Held, Jr., the greatest cartoon chronicler of the era's flapper co-eds and their Jazz Age "sheiks," is featured in a full-page photograph (credited to the prestigious New York photographer Apeda). The original 8" x 10" photograph, Signed by Held, is laid into the book opposite his portrait. Apparently his duties as dedicatee were limited to choosing the toothsome co-ed who was featured in the book as "Queen of the Book of the Future." Unique.