Ode To Evening William Collins Pear Tree Press 1937 James Guthrie Very Rare!

Description: This is a very rare book. These are only supposed to be 100 of these made. The only other one I could find is signed and numbered, this one isn’t, and Im not sure why this one wasn’t. The book is in poor condition, has damage to cover, spine, some pencil writing on inside, alot of the pages are loose and have edge damage. Its missing a dustjacket. Please see photos, and feel free to make an offer. Found this on another site, might explain why this one is different, could’ve been one of the copies when experimenting with colors. The Pear Tree Press was founded in 1899. Its proprietor, James Guthrie, named it after his residence at the time, Par Tree Cottage in Brentwood, Essex. He moved from Essec to Kent and Sussex before finally settling in Flansham. A small scale handpress, Guthrie printed in small batches, which he varied "from copy to copy as the order of [his] palette (or slab) subbests." Interestingly, the proof of the colophon is dated September 1934 and that of the finished book exactly three years later, suggesting that it had a long gestation period, during which he experimented with the use of colors.

Price: 1100 USD

Location: Montclair, California

End Time: 2024-12-31T15:43:53.000Z

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