Introduction James Franklin Beard (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed by James Franklin Beard, author of the Introduction, on Colophon page. This is copy 12 of 1950 copies printed for members of the Imprint Society. Includes a reproduction of Stow Wegenroth's lithograph on stone, "House of Seven Gables," placed between the author's Preface and Chapter 1. Ex-library hardbound without dust jacket. Except for library markings on spine, top edge and endpapers, this copy is unmarked with modest usage wear. Note: this copy does not include a slip case. Stow Wengenroth (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not issued. Not Ex-Library Copy. Hardcover Edition Issued Without Dustjacket.Text Unmarked.Binding Is Solid.Not Ex-Library Copy. Slipcase Included. Signed By Author Of The Introduction. Stow Wengenroth (illustrator). Signed by Editor.

Stapled Paper. Condition: Very Good. 62 pages.

Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase is fine. Colophon: Nineteen hundred and fifty copies of this edition of The House of the Seven Gables have been printed for the members of the Imprint Society. The text is composed in twelve on fourteen point Monotype Walbaum 374 and printed from the type by Clarke & Way, New York, according to the typographic design of Richard Hendel. A special permanent laid paper bearing the Society's watermark was manufactured for this book by Monadnock Paper Mills, New Hampshire. The biding is by the J. F. Tapley Company, New Jersey. Stow Wengenroth's original lithograph on stone was printed by George C. Miller & Son, Inc. New York. This copy is 485 signed by James Franklin Beard. Tiny faint spot on back cover, otherwise fine. Large 8vo. 10-3/16" x 7-1/4". Light brown paper covered boards. Brown endpapers. . Beige leather spine stamped in gold. 282 pp. Introduction by James Franklin Beard (illustrator). …