Buy this book on-line Lewis, Janet : The Wife of Martin GuerreColt Press, San Francisco, CA, 1941
Limited edition. One of 300 copies printed by the Colt Press. Signed by Valenti Angelo but not Janet Lewis. Angelo's signature is in black ink on the front free endpaper. Original publisher's light blue boards backed with dark blue cloth. Beige paper spine label with black lettering. Deckled edges. 6 1/2" x 9 3/4." 153 pages, complete. Back colophon: "Of this first edition published by the Colt Press in October, 1941, three hundred copies have been hand colored by the illustrator and signed by both him and the author." Despite the text of the back colophon, this copy is signed by Valenti Angelo but not Janet Lewis. "Decorations by Valenti Angelo" on title page. Bookplate with an illustration of a squirrel tipped in on front pastedown: "Hawley Ellason Strong; His Book; Store Up!" Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are very clean and intact except for some light rubbing at the corners and edges and a few small marks on the front and back. Binding is tight. A Very Good copy. Historical fiction about the infamous case involving the imposture of Martin Guerre in sixteenth-century France. Janet Lewis (1899-1998) was an American novelist and poet. In 1992, she was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) was an Italian-American printmaker, illustrator, and author. He was renowned for his printmaking and linocuts, and his work appeared in numerous books during his career.. Illustr.: Angelo, Valenti. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lewis, Janet : The Wife of Martin Guerre. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Lewis, Janet : The Wife of Martin GuerreColt Press, San Francisco, 1941
One of 300 copies signed by the author and illustrator and decdorations hand coloured by by Valenti Angelo. In the original patterned yellow silk cloth and green cloth backstrip. The board are somewhat used and marked. Internally the book is very clean. Missing the dw.. Illustr.: Valenti Angelo. Limited Edition Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lewis, Janet : The Wife of Martin Guerre. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, libri antichi, atlases, fine bindings and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |