THE BUTTERFLY QUARTERLY. (Cover Title). Winter 1908-9. Number Five.

(Harer, Frederick); Cournos, John; Craig, Gordon; Untermeyer, Louis; [Oliver, Margaret Scott]; and (Plank, George Wolfe, editor).

Published by Philadelphia: The Butterfly Attic, 1909., 1909

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- Quarto, 12-3/4 inches high by 10-1/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound with cord in brown printed wrappers decorated with a butterfly on the front wrapper and a quill pen on the rear wrapper. The overlapping edges of the covers are heavily chipped. [4], pages 1-14 & [1-4]. Illustrated with a 3-1/4 inch high by 3 inch wide tipped in bookplate for "Martha Thornton McAllister" by Plank engraved on tissue, 12 woodcut vignettes by George Wolfe Plank and 3 tipped-in illustrations after etchings by Frederick Harer. Internally near fine with the first and last signatures remaining unopened. Very good. Number 264 of a limited edition of 300 numbered copies.The contents include: "Frederick Harer - Etcher An Appreciation" by John Cournos, "Isadora Duncan Dancing" by Louis Untermeyer, "On Applause in the Theatre" by Gordon Craig and "This Youth - Gentlemen! A Play in Two Scenes" by Margaret Scott Oliver writing pseudonymously - "Translated from the Hungarian of Etga Arrm by S. Thuner". George Wolfe Plank (1883-1965) was an American illustrator and designer of magazine covers. A self-taught artist, he worked in factories and department stores before moving to Philadelphia where he edited and printed The Butterfly Quarterly with Margaret H. Scott, Alice Smith, and Amy Smith from 1907-09. In 1911 he was hired by Vogue and continued to supply illustrations and cover designs for the magazine until 1936. Seller Inventory # 98626

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE BUTTERFLY QUARTERLY. (Cover Title). ...

Publisher: Philadelphia: The Butterfly Attic, 1909.

Publication Date: 1909

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very good