serette david (4 Ergebnisse)

Second edition, first U.S. printing; limited to 100 copies of which this is numbered 18. Unpaginated. 6 cm. x 4.75 cm. 48mo. A Little Story for Little Children. Fully illustrated hand-stitched wrappers with red and silver print, a fine copy. Housed in envelope with illustration pasted down down to front. A fine charming alphabet miniature Unpaginated. 6 cm. x 4.75 cm. 48mo Second edition, first U.S. printing; limited to 100 copies of which this is numbered 18.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. First Edition. First edition. One of 200 copies. Bound in a matchbook cover. Wraps. Approximately 2 inches tall. A humorous sketch of Francis O'Brien, a founding member of the ABAA and a prominent book dealer in Maine. David Serette, a Maine printer often publishing as the Yellow Kid Press, and primarily producing miniature books. In the 1970s Serette was a member and printer at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community but left, publishing an apostate, anti- Shaker magazine that lampooned and critiqued the community and Shaker practices. GOOD+ condition. Toning to the covers. Light bumping and scuffing along the extremities. Faint crease/wrinkle to the first page.

Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. #37 of an unstated number printed. Wraps. Housed in original cardboard jewelry type box with Dave Serette label on the cover. Miniature book measuring 2 1/8 by 1 3/8 inches. Unpaginated. Illustrations throughout. A flipbook published by David Serette, a Maine printer often publishing as the Yellow Kid Press, and primarily producing miniature books. In the 1970s Serette was a member and printer at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community but left, publishing an apostate, anti- Shaker magazine that lampooned and critiqued the community and Shaker practices. VERY GOOD+ condition, with very light fading and curling along the bottom edge. Box with some foxing and staining.

Original Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine in Wraps. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. "By D. Serette, Boss Printer. 1982 Note: Only 75 sets of signatures survived to be bound. DWS." It appears that while 750 were printed in the original run (as a forerunner to Serette's Cherubikon), they were not bound until 1982. The contents are the same as Cherubikon, but organized differently. Based on 17th Century woodcuts given to Serette by Fred Anthoensen (Southworth/Anthoensen Press). Seldom found with its original sleeve. A very handsome copy of this rather scarce volume. Upper tips gently bumped, else tight, bright and unmarred. Original folded sleeve shows light shelf/wear and soiling, else bright. Mustard yellow wraps, black ink lettering and decorative elements, printed endpages, frontispiece. Small 64mo. (1 5/8 x 1 15/16). 28pp. Illus. (color plates).