Ritchie Ward Printer Macintyre Carlyle (2 results)
More imagesPublished by Pasadena: Harry Ward Ritchie, 1930., 1930
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A.
Contact seller1-star sellerOne of 200 copies, printed by Ward Ritchie. This is an early Ritchie publication, produced from Pasadena, near where he grew up, and printed at the press of the Abbey of San Encino. Note that Ritchie uses his full name, "Harry Ward Ritchie." The "Harry" was dropped from his professional name shortly afterwards. Octavo. 32, [1, c…olophon] pp. Fine. Ritchie Bibliography, p. 128.
More imagesPublished by (Laguna Verde Imprenta, [Laguna Beach], 1975
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.Quill & Brush, member ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition. Limitation not stated. Selection of poems "of MacIntyre's buried in correspondence four decades now past, to be here printed many years after his death" (Ritchie, introduction). Prints 5 poems, most with snippets from correspondence and/or Ritchie's notes. INSCRIBED BY RITCHIE on colophon, "John fro…m Ward/ November 8, 1975." Small 4to hand-sewn, pale green paperwraps printed on front only in dark rose and blue; 15 unnumbered pages; illustrated with nature prints of leaves (making each copy unique). Colophon reads, "Printed on an 1835 Albion hand press by Ward Ritchie/ in his first experiment with Nature Printing./ November, 1975/ wr 2." Near fine with mild toning to cover edges and light stain to upper inside corners last several leaves. Exceedingly scarce, especially so signed or inscribed. Signed.
