Author: BENET, STEPHEN VINCENT
Title: John Brown's Body: A Poem
Description: NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1948. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by John Steuart Curry. Limited edition (copy No. 920 of 1500 numbered copies). Publisher's full scarlet linen, gilt lettering on blue leather labels on spine and cover. Illustrated with 14 full-page, full-color oil paintings by John Steuart Curry, his last illustrations for a book, reproduced in offset lithography by Fretz Freres, Zurich, Switzerland. Introduction by Douglas Southall Freeman. Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions Club laid in (November 1948, No. 202). The spine is sunned and soiled, and the label is rubbed with some loss, but the boards are bright and sharp, and the interior is immaculate. The slipcase is lightly soiled but whole and solid. A large, heavy book (six pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. Color Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. xvi, (ii), 454, (1) pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Poetry Literature Epic Poetry Stephen Vincent Benet Limited Editions Club John Steuart Curry Illustrated Book Illustrated Books Poetry Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
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Title: John Brown's Body: A Poem
Description: NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1948. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by John Steuart Curry. Limited edition (copy No. 920 of 1500 numbered copies). Publisher's full scarlet linen, gilt lettering on blue leather labels on spine and cover. Illustrated with 14 full-page, full-color oil paintings by John Steuart Curry, his last illustrations for a book, reproduced in offset lithography by Fretz Freres, Zurich, Switzerland. Introduction by Douglas Southall Freeman. Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions Club laid in (November 1948, No. 202). The spine is sunned and soiled, and the label is rubbed with some loss, but the boards are bright and sharp, and the interior is immaculate. The slipcase is lightly soiled but whole and solid. A large, heavy book (six pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. Color Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. xvi, (ii), 454, (1) pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Poetry Literature Epic Poetry Stephen Vincent Benet Limited Editions Club John Steuart Curry Illustrated Book Illustrated Books Poetry Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 29109
- Book number: 29109
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