ETCHINGS AND DRYPOINTS OF FRANK W. BENSON - AN ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIP

Benson, Frank W.. (Benson, Frank W.). ETCHINGS AND DRYPOINTS OF FRANK W. BENSON - AN ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE by Adam E.M. Paff and Arthur W. Heintzelman. Houghton-Mifflin 1917-1959. Five Volumes, complete. Volumes One and Two are editions of 275 numbered copies, Volume Three is an edition of 525 numered copies, Volume Four is an edition of 600 numbered copies and Volume Five is an edition of 400 numbered copies. All 4to, cloth-backed boards, volumes Two through Five with DJs. Each volume with an original etched frontispiece, each of which is signed except for that in volume Five, which was published after Benson's death. The original etchings are: Vol 1: Pair of Ducks, 1916, Paff 102; Vol 2: Two Geese, 1919, Paff 158; Vol 3: On Set Wings, 1923, Paff 223; Vol 4: Flying Pintail, 1927, Paff 275; Vol 5: Perching Grouse, 1941, Paff 347. Though there were some proofs,these prints were not editioned separately from the catalogue, and were each printed in whatever edition size the catalogue edition was. Volume One with a few small abrasions to the front endpapers where they were separated after sticking; Volumes Two through Five all Fine, but the DJs to Volumes Two and Four have 1 1/2 to 2 inch chips at the tops of the spines, and a few smaller chips. The numbers on the volumes vary. Complete sets with the original etchings present are now scarce.