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Paul Bunyan Comes West
by Ida Virginia Turney
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About This Item
[Eugene, Oregon]: Printed by the University Press under the direction of Eric W. Allen, School of Journalism [1920s]. 34, [2]pp. First Edition. Self wrappers; hand-sewn. Linoleum print illustrations and decorations. Wraps at top and bottom about 40% separated along fold, a light narrow stain line down length of spine; mild surface soil. A handsome copy.
Excellent Arts and Crafts folklore title collecting tales of American folk hero Paul Bunyan in the Pacific Northwest.
Linoleum print illustrations and decorative page borders were designed by pupils of Helen N. Rhodes (1875-1938) of the Department of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon.
The narrative by university English professor Ida Virginia Turney describes Paul Bunyan's legendary exploits in the logging woods of Washington State and Oregon. In the foreword, Turney writes: "The collection here offered...is the result of the collaboration of class studies in folk-lore and the use of linoleum prints in illustration,-a simple problem in correlation."
Handsomely printed at the University Press, these folk tales are a successful joining of text, illustration, and artful printing. This rare edition precedes the first trade edition published by Houghton, Mifflin in 1928.
Thirteen holdings on OCLC; only 7 copies in America outside of the Pacific Northwest.
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- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3725233
- Title
- Paul Bunyan Comes West
- Author
- Ida Virginia Turney
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Our inventory encompasses a broad spectrum of collecting interests, with a special focus on 18th- and 19th-century American history, including African-American history, women's history, and unique or unusual materials documenting the American experience. In our stock, you will also find rare pamphlets, documents, letters and correspondence, journals, diaries, significant archives, as well as original art, graphics, and photographs.
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