Wagman Meyer (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited edition, 379/1000. Signed by the typographer. Leather spine, marbled boards, 21 pages, plus signature facsimile section of many attendees. Flaking on the leather spine, a few dents to the edges, corners lightly rubbed and bumped. Slipcase is missing parts of the upper and lower strips, edge worn.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Original publisher's red, green, and white patterned boards backed with green cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4." Twenty-two pages, complete. Printed on title page: "Privately Printed by Kurt H. Volk, Inc., New York: 1951." Back colophon: "The inspirational messages in these simple verses have never lost their significance and reflect the true spirit of the Christmas season. It is to the furtherance of that same spirit that this book is dedicated. It has been privately published in the City of New York by Kurt H. Volk, Typographer, in collaboration with Meyer Wagman and Charles Brodie, members of his staff in the Year of Our Lord MCMLI. Typography and Printing by Kurt H. Volk, Inc., New York." Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Pages 21-22 have a wrinkle on the bottom half of the page. A Fine copy. This book begins with a brief Introduction about the history and tradition of Christmas carols. The remainder of the book includes the lyrics for the following songs: "Silent Night (Stille Nacht)," "God Rest You Merry Gentlemen," "Away in a Manger," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "The Cherry-Tree Carol," "It Came upon the Midnight Clear," "Whilst Shepherds Watch'd," "The Wassailers' Carol," "The First Noel," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," and "O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis).".…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Separate. HBDJ,1948 reprint, 1st edition stated combined, minor rub, wear, chips DJ, small mended tear DJ, rub bottom edge & spine Green Cloth Cover, PC, XLIBRARY, VG/Good, AS-IS.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good dj. Early printing. (price-clipped) [no discernible wear to book, previous owner's name and address in pencil on front endpaper; the jacket is wrinkled, as though it had absorbed some moisture at some point, but is otherwise clean and bright]. (B&W photographs) The popular musical, basis for the incredibly popular film of the same name. Although not the first printing, it retains the front-panel illustration of a photograph from the original Broadway production, featuring Mary Martin et al. (The front flap carries excerpts from five N.Y. critics' reviews of the show; all the other plays listed in the rear-panel blurb were on Broadway in either 1959 or 1960, which marks this as a fairly early printing. It is NOT the book club printing.). Illustrated by (dj design) Meyer Wagman (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Very Good-. First Edition. 126 pp. Original grape design pictorial boards w/ gray cloth spine. Spine sunned. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Tape ghosts to spine ends. Tiny chip to front panel of DJ near top corner. Contents nice.…