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Libros antiguos y modernos

Burgess, Gelette, Doxey

THE PURPLE COW [as appearing in:] THE LARK

William Doxey, 1895-1897

1350,00 €

Buddenbrooks Inc.

(Newburyport, Estados Unidos)

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Año de publicación
1895-1897
Lugar de impresión
San Francisco
Autor
Burgess, Gelette, Doxey
Editores
William Doxey
Edición
RARE FIRST EDITION INCLUDING THE ELUSIVE “PURPLE COW”. “Sunk in
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

Complete run of 25 volumes in two books, [Book 1, No’s 1-12; Book 2, No’s 13-24 + The Epilark issue] First edition of the books, First edition, second issue of THE PURPLE COW after a 1st Edition print run of only 15-24 copies as noted by BAL and others. Illustrated throughout. Especially notable: Gelett Burgess’ “The Purple Cow,” in Book 1, No. 1 and his lines in the penultimate issue: "Yes I wrote the Purple Cow, I 'm sorry now I wrote it, but I can tell you anyhow, I'll kill you if you quote it." Many other beautiful illustrations including many by Florence Lundberg and others. 8vo, publisher’s original tan cloth decorated with wonderful color pictorial illustrations on the upper covers (Book 1--the Piping Faun, by Gelett Burgess, the other cover by Florence Lundborg), the spines lettered in brown, text block printed on both sides of China paper. A very nice copy indeed, very well preserved.
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