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A Letter to Aaron Tarr
[Tragos Press] Kersey, Benjamin F.; John Welwood, printer; Thomas Cornell, illustrator
Published by Tragos Press, Brunswick, ME, 1964
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Softcover. Scarce. One of 100 copies inscribed by the printer to the illustrator. This third work from the Tragos Press purports to be a May, 1961 letter from Benjamin F. Kersey, a private in the Maine Volunteers during the Civil War who died of diphtheria later that year. It is ad…dressed to Aaron Tarr of Alna, Maine, recounting his experiences as a member of the Maine Volunteers. Handset by John Welwood and with three striking black and brown text illustrations by Maine artist, Thomas Cornell. In gray paper covers with black and white title label to front cover. There are 10 pages on folded double leaves. Slight wrinkling and small bumps to covers with a small light brown stain at the bottom of the rear cover. Very good condition. Measures 4.5 x 6 inches. PRI/013124. Signed.
