LITTLE JOURNEYS To the Homes of GREAT MUSICIANS. Volume Eight, New Series

HUBBARD, Elbert

Published by ROYCROFTERs, East Aurora, 1901

About this Item

AS PICTURED : FIVE IMAGES. Great Musicians (book 1 ) : Richard Wagner, Nicola Paganini, Frederick Chopin, Wolfgang Mozart, Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn. First Edition, 1901 - " Of this edition but nine hundred and forty-seven copies were printed and specially illumined by hand. This book is Number " No number is appended; instead the ink SIGNATURE of the author- 'Elbert Hubbard '. Squarish 8vo in thin card wraps, reverse calf yapped covers glued on, moire silk glued on recto. Leather title labels front and spine. The green suede is complete, sunned at edges, where they are wavy and wrinkled in places, worn through to a small hole at spine head. Soiling and with some ink marks at front. Suede lifting from underlying wraps at corners, at front lower corner more so. Prelims + 159pp + ROYCROFT Colophon page. ffep browning a little, but with beautifully hand-drawn and coloured name : 'Evelyn Ethelwyn Preston, May 17, 1904'. Printed on handmade paper with Roycroft name and motif watermarks. Securely sewn binding - no loose leaves or sections. Individual prints of composer portraits complete as called for: they, and their attendant tissue-guards and blanks have some light foxing (Mendelssohn tissue guard missing). The main body of the text predominantly free from foxing, clean and bright. No markings or inscriptions. Very much an Arts & Crafts styled production in font type, motifs at chapter ends, exquisite hand - finished gilt-framed decorative in panels as Chapter Initials. Gilt top edge, other edges deckled. Worn and marked externally, very nice within. FREE P&P IN UK. Shipping to non-UK customers quoted prior to purchasing. (25% proceeds to the Motor Neurone Disease Association).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LITTLE JOURNEYS To the Homes of GREAT MUSICIANS. Volume Eight, New Series
• Publisher: ROYCROFTERs, East Aurora
• Publication Date: 1901
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)