Title: The Trail of Beauty Author: Allen, Harris Stearns Place: San Francisco Publisher: Lewis & Dorothy Allen at their home letterpress Date: 1940 Description: With an original watercolor by William Gaskin (printers' brother-in-law and director of San Francisco's Federal Art Project), tipped-in, as issued. (8vo) 23x14 cm (9x5¾"), golden cloth-backed decorative paper over boards, paper spine label. No. 29 of 100 copies "for private distribution only" on hand-made Maidstone paper. First Edition. Signed by the author at the end of foreword; additionally signed by Lewis and Dorothy Allen on the limitation page. This copy from the library of Judge I.L Lewis, with his stamp on front paste down page, along with a penciled note concerning his friendship with the author. The first Allen Press book. "It was especially suitable that for our first book we should select a text by my father, the catalyst of our printing ambitions" - Allen Press Biblio. 1 Lot Amendments Condition: Small closed tear at top of acetate jacket, very slight bumps to bottom corners; a few scattered spots of foxing; else near fine. Item number: 272199
Title: The Trail of Beauty Author: Allen, Harris Stearns Place: San Francisco Publisher: Lewis & Dorothy Allen at their home letterpress Date: 1940 Description: With an original watercolor by William Gaskin (printers' brother-in-law and director of San Francisco's Federal Art Project), tipped-in, as issued. (8vo) 23x14 cm (9x5¾"), golden cloth-backed decorative paper over boards, paper spine label. No. 29 of 100 copies "for private distribution only" on hand-made Maidstone paper. First Edition. Signed by the author at the end of foreword; additionally signed by Lewis and Dorothy Allen on the limitation page. This copy from the library of Judge I.L Lewis, with his stamp on front paste down page, along with a penciled note concerning his friendship with the author. The first Allen Press book. "It was especially suitable that for our first book we should select a text by my father, the catalyst of our printing ambitions" - Allen Press Biblio. 1 Lot Amendments Condition: Small closed tear at top of acetate jacket, very slight bumps to bottom corners; a few scattered spots of foxing; else near fine. Item number: 272199
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