A WILDFLOWER BOOK WITH TEN WOODCUTS ...
by [Hammer Imprint]: Niles, Rena, [intro] and Harriett MacDonald Holladay [illustrator]
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About This Item
Lexington, KY: The Anvil Press, 1956.. Large octavo. Open-sewn decorated paper wrapper over plain wrapper. Outer wrapper slightly tanned, repaired chip to spine, internally about fine. First edition. Illustrated with ten handcolored woodcuts of wildflowers. One of only 150 numbered copies printed by Carolyn Reading Hammer in Victor Hammer's American Uncial type. The first of three such works produced by the Hammers featuring Holladay's floral woodcuts. Scarce. HOLBROOK 25 (Anvil Press).
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT86426
- Title
- A WILDFLOWER BOOK WITH TEN WOODCUTS ...
- Author
- [Hammer Imprint]: Niles, Rena, [intro] and Harriett MacDonald Holladay [illustrator]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Anvil Press
- Place of Publication
- Lexington, KY
- Date Published
- 1956.
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
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- Octavo
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