Sweeney james johnson intro (2 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. A bright facsimile of this anthology edited by James Johnson Sweeney, with illustrations by Alexander Calder. A facsimile of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper, printed by the Crafton Graphic Company, New York. Originally published as a limited edition work in 1944, this is a facsimile of a delightful anthology of classic, surprising and darkly amusing nursery rhymes. This work was compiled, introduced and edited by James Johnson Sweeney (19001986), and illustrated throughout by Alexander Calder. Rhymes include 'Fee, Fie, Fo, Fum', 'Solomon Grundy', 'Jack and Gill went up the hill', 'One, two, buckle my shoe', 'The twelfth day of Christmas', and many more. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains bright and generally smart, with shelf wear to the joints and two small closed tears to the front of the wrap. Fine. Alexander Calder (illustrator). book.…

Cloth Spine Card Boards. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Signed Limited Edition. First edition; Signed Limited edition. xix, 130 pp. Red cloth spine and pictorial cream card boards, in dustjacket. With 85 drawings by American artist and sclptor Alexander Calder. Copy number 11 of 60 signed copies on Sevir mould made paper (without the additional pen and ink drawing). Rubbing to spine and corners of binding alongside an inkstrain to the foot of the front board. Jacket edgeworn with some markings and torn at spine with tape to the inside. Edges rough with some occasional markings to leaves. Rare. 4to. Illustrated.…