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(Ellis, Richard W.). (Durer, Albrecht). - The Nativity, by Albrecht Durer : 1506. [Printed at the Georgian Press].
Westport, CT: The Georgian Press, 1931. 1931. - Folio, 20 inches high by 13 inches wide. Self-wraps simply titled "The Nativity, by Albrecht Durer: 1506" at the bottom of the cover page. 4 pages, the last being blank, on fine cream stock with Dard Hunter's "Dog and Dagger" watermark. Illustrated with a superb 11-1/2 inch high by 7-7/8 inch wide wood engraved reproduction of Albrecht Durer's "The Nativity" printed on a 20 inch high by 13 inch wide fine stock, with the text of "The Birth of Christ : According to the Gospel of Saint Luke" printed in black on the facing page with a handsome initial and the colophon printed in red. There are a few tiny minor tears to the front edge of the second leaf and to the top and bottom of the fold. The top and bottom edges are darkened. A small hole through the top quarter of all 4 pages does not affect either the text or the engraving. Very good. "The Nativity, engraved on wood in 1506 by Albrecht Durer [1471-1528] is here reproduced in its actual size, and has been printed, together with the text from Chapter ii, of the Gospel according to Saint Luke, by Richard W. Ellis, at The Georgian Press, Westport, CT. Christmas : Anno Mcmxxi." [Quoted from the colophon]. The book designer and printer Richard Williamson Ellis (1895-1982) was inspired by Bruce Rogers to launch his own press in 1924. Initially located in New York, Ellis moved The Georgian Press to a renovated barn in Westport, Connecticut. During the period from 1924 through 1933, Ellis frequently collaborated with his friends, especially the famous typographer Frederic Goudy. Faced with financial difficulties, Ellis sold the press to George Macy of the Limited Editions Club and moved to Camden, New Jersey with his wife in 1935. He took a position with Haddon Craftsmen and then Kingsport Press in Tennessee. He returned to New York to work as a consulting book printer. He worked for the Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia and again subsequently struck out on his own. A master of fine printing, he was commissioned by the Free Library of Pennsylvania to produce and print their "Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia" shortly before his death. RARE. WorldCat locates only 1 copy. Good .
USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 231.5 | £UK 197.25 | JP¥ 39270] Booknumber: 97186
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USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 231.5 | £UK 197.25 | JP¥ 39270] Booknumber: 97186
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Total: USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 231.5 | £UK 197.25 | JP¥ 39270]
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