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Shall I Die? Shall I Fly
by Shakespeare, William
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
(Boston): Anne and David Bromer, 1986. Hood, Derek. (15), (15)ff. From an edition of 160 copies, bound together here are one of the thirty-five deluxe copies with hand-illuminated initials in gold and colors by Suzanne Moore, and one of the 125 regular copies. Both are A.P. copies, indicated in Moore's calligraphy on the colophon page. This is the first miniature printing of this lyric, which was attributed to Shakespeare by an American scholar studying in England. Printed at the Firefly Press and bound in a jeweled designer binding by Derek Hood. The design revolves around cubist question marks on mirrored, opposing faces. Covered in fully navy goatskin with onlays of mid-blue and gold leather, which were hand-gilded four times in leaf. Endpapers are leather-jointed with silk and Japanese Kozo doublures. Twenty garnets are inset into the binding, and the tooling is executed in palladium. Housed in a casket-style box with gold and palladium tooling on the top of the lid, surrounding a bezel-set garnet that nicely complements the overall design. A.e.g. (Bromer, pp. 44-47). (2 7/16 by 1 5/8; 62x40mm).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27781
- Title
- Shall I Die? Shall I Fly
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Illustrator
- Hood, Derek
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Anne and David Bromer
- Place of Publication
- (Boston)
- Date Published
- 1986
- Bookseller catalogs
- Miniature Books;
Terms of Sale
Bromer Booksellers
All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned, with prior notice, within ten days. All bills are payable within thirty days from the date of the invoice. Shipping and insurance are additional. Overseas shipments will be sent by air mail unless otherwise instructed.
About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
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